Wadsworth Monument

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Wadsworth Monument, Sudbury, Massachusetts

Wadsworth Monument, Sudbury, Massachusetts

The monument reads:

This monument is erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the town of Sudbury in grateful rememberence of the services and sufferings of the founders of the state: and especially in honor of
Capt. S. Wadsworth of Milton.
Capt Brocklebank of Rowley,
Lieut. Sharp of Brookline.
and twenty six others, men of their command, who fell near this spot on the 18th of April 1676 while defending the frontier settlements against allied Indian forces of Philip of Pokanoket.
1852

This monument replaced an earlier one that was erected on this spot in 1730 by Reverend Benjamin Wadsworth, President of Harvard College in memory of his father and the others killed that day in King Philip’s War.

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Massachusetts Korean War Memorial

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Korean War Memorial Statue

Korean War Memorial Statue

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Cilleyville Bridge Flag

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Bridge Flag

The interior of the Cilleyville Covered Bridge in Andover NH showing sections of the giant American flag that was hanging on it’s side.

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JFK

Saturday, May 9, 2009

John F. Kennedy bust, Nashua, NH

John F. Kennedy bust, Nashua, NH

This bust of JFK stands outside the Nashua City Hall. This version of the image was edited using Aperture and Photomatix for the HDR (high dynamic range) effect.

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