Meeting House.

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Title

Meeting House.

Subject

Monuments -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Memorials -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Historical societies -- Massachusetts -- Watertown.; Historic sites -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Watertown (Mass.) -- Social life and customs.; Church history -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Meeting Houses -- Watertown -- Massachusetts.; Carnes, William W. -- 1905-1991; Ministers -- Watertown (Mass.).;

Description

Granite slab voted by Town Meeting of 1906 providing $50 to be erected under the direction of the Historical Society on private property in the retaining wall at the edge of the sidewalk at 47 Hillside Road, inscribed, "Site of the Meeting House 1636-1725, Pastors George Phillips to 1644; John Knowles, 1650; John Sherman 1686; John Bailey, Thomas Bailey, 1692; Henry Gibbs, 1723. Here the Town meetings were held." Photo by William W. Carnes. Duplication of figure 2667, Line #825.

Creator

Carnes, William W.

Contributor

Watertown Free Public Library

Rights

Management Restrictions apply. See application form at http://watertownlib.org/research/historic-watertown/photographs

Identifier

figure 5017

Files

Citation

Carnes, William W. , “Meeting House.,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 24, 2013, http://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/53552.

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