Site of the Birthplace of General Rufus Putnam - Sutton MA - American Guide Series on Waymarking.com

On the Site of the Birthplace (1738) of General Rufus Putnam, the present house of brick with marble trim, was built in 1818. General Putnam planned the fortification of Dorchester Heights and was made chief engineer of the new army; in 1779 he assisted Israel Putnam in completing the defenses of West Point. His crowning achievement, however, was one of peace: he was a founder of the Ohio Company and superintended the settlement of Marietta, Ohio.

American-Guide-Series - Massachusetts: a Guide to its Places and People, p.604

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The house is gone and it appears the road is no longer called Oxford Rd. This site is easily missed if you were not looking for it. The Sutton Historical Commission indicates that this is the place. "Cut rectangular granite slab with brass tablet centered holding inscription. It sets on larger granite base on the site of house where General Rufus Putnam was born." ( ( LINK ) )

Book: Massachusetts Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 604 Year Originally Published: 1937

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