Watertown Library Photograph Collection - Monuments and Historical Markers

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	Inscription on Galen Street Bridge over the Charles River reads, “This river called the Massachusetts by Capt. John Smith A.D. 1614 was named the Charles by Prince Charles A.D. 1616.” Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Inscription on present Galen Street bridge over the Charles River reads, “A bridge crossed near here as early as A.D. 1641. Here by the mill bridges were built A.D. 1647 and 1719.” Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Bronze marker set in granite at site of Clap's landing: “Here landed Roger Clap and the Dorchester men June 1630.” Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Closeup of bronze marker at Clap's landing. Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Granite block marking “Sir Richard's landing. Here at the rover's edge the settlers of Watertown led by Sir Richard Saltonstall landed July 30, 1630. Here Reverend George Phillips' protest in 1632 against taxation without representation struck the first note of civil liberty heard in the wilderness. All of the territory from Sparks Street to Mount Auburn bridge, originally a part of Watertown, was annexed to Cambridge in 1754. Erected by the Historical Society of Watertown, 1948.” Located on the north bank of the Charles River east of the Watertown-Cambridge boundary. Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Metal plate marker with shield of Massachusetts, above dates: 1630 – 1930, inscribed “Sir Richard's Landing. Here at the river's edge the settlers of Watertown led by Sir Richard Saltonstall landed in June 1630. Later this spot became known as Gerry's Landing, for Elbridge Gerry, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Massachusetts who lived in 'Elmwood', nearby. Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission.” Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Stone on southwest side of Charles River Road: “Here by the ancient ford the landing and the weir was the homestall of Thomas Mayhew, a leader in Watertown affairs from 1635 to 1645. Afterwards with his son the Rev. Thomas Mayhew, he labored among the Indians at Martha's Vineyard.” Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Metal plate with shield of Massachusetts, and dates 1630, 1930, inscribed: “Watertown. Settled by Puritans in 1630 under the leadership of Sir Richard Saltonstall and the Rev. George Phillips who stood firmly for religious toleration and the right of the people to a representative government. Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission.” Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Closeup of metal marker shown in 5009, located on the Watertown Square “Delta”. Photo by W.W. Carnes.
	Bronze marker on Arlington Street and Mount Auburn Streets at “The Old Burying Place of Watertown; here lie ancestors of many distinguished Americans among them those of Presidents James A. Garfield and Calvin Coolidge. This tablet placed by the Watertown Historical Society and the Watertown Chapter D.A.R.” Photo by W.W. Carnes.
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