Taunton Green - Taunton, MA
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N 41° 54.110 W 071° 05.603
19T E 326360 N 4640995
The Taunton Green is a squarish park that is ringed by roads and has a fountain, several monuments, and flowering trees.
Waymark Code: WME8VW
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/19/2012
Views: 4
In Taunton, at its center, is the Taunton Green.
The green is a typical common found in New England towns. The shape is roughly square and has sidewalks lining the edge and forming a cross from the corners to a fountain in the center. Also on the common are several monuments. Two of them are of figures dressed in the military uniform of their day. Another monument is a historical plaque about an event in the early 1800s where General David Cobb repelled sympathizers of the Shays Rebellion. In the spring, ornamental trees flower.
Name: Taunton Green
Street Location: Ringed by Mass. Routes 44, 140 and 138.
Local Municipality: Taunton
State/Province, etc.: Massachusetts
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Memorial/Commemoration: No special dedication/commemoration
Date Established: 1/1/1637
Picnic Facilities: None. Benches.
Recreational Facilities:
No special recreation facilities.
Monuments/Statues: There is a statue of a "Doughboy" for a WWI memorial, and a soldier for the Spanish-American War, Historical Marker in a stone.
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): None seen.
Fountains: Monument fountain in center of green.
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: None
Traditional Geocaches:
None.
Special Events: Not listed
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