Your weekly historical fact, courtesy of the Easton Historical Society
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Saturday, April 14, 2012
DID YOU KNOW that the 97 men (militia) marched April 19, 1775 from Easton to Boston due to the Lexington-Concord crisis. The North Easton militia marched by the Stoughton Turnpike and the Easton Furnace men by way of Bay Road. April 19th, 1865 was President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral, and labor was suspended throughout the country. Services were held in all churches. Visit the Easton Historical Society Sunday between 1 and 5.
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Your weekly historical fact, courtesy of the Easton Historical Society
DID YOU KNOW on December 8, 1776 a horseback rider informed Easton that the British had landed in Newport, Rhode Island. Both of Easton's militia companies responded. Check Chaffin's history. The Easton Historical Society is open today, the 4th, from 1 to 5. John Ventresco will be signing the 2011 Society ornament. It is a picture he took of "Unity Close" built in 1862 for the second Oliver Ames.
42.06764
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Easton Historical Society
80 Mechanic St, North Easton, MA
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Sinclair
12:13 am on Monday, December 5, 2011
Eyewitness and oral history is among us through many who recall the stories and events of not-so-long-ago. There were many World War I veterans around "North Easton" in the 1940's and 1950's during my growing years. A WW I vet would have been born in the late 1800's up to 1900. When I read the names on the WW I placque in front of the former North Easton Grammer School, I remember their faces and… more ›