Old Indian Mortar Monument - Leominster, MA
Posted by: nomadwillie
N 42° 31.578 W 071° 45.604
19T E 273302 N 4711906
The mortar which was found in the woods in 1880 is one of the few artifacts existing today related to the Indian history of Leominster.
Waymark Code: WM13E28
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2020
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The base of this monument is made of granite from the Quarry on Granite St., and was originally the Corner Stone of the Old Town Hall which was built in 1895, and later burned on December 22, 1909. The mortar which was found in the woods in 1880 is one of the few artifacts existing today related to the Indian history of Leominster.
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Text reads:
"Old Indians Mortar Found by Whitney Gates 1880.
Presented to the Town. Placed here by the Leominster Historical Society 1917."