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The Old Powder House

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Description: The Old Powder House, the original site from 1770. A stone building was erected in 1920 in honor of the Pilgrims' descendants and their fight for American ...
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National Monument to the Forefathers

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Description: A view of the National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly the Pilgrims monument. The stone structure has three pedestals at the base with seated statues...
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Myles Standish Statue

Date: 1892
Description: Close-up of a statue of Captain Myles Standish, a military leader of the Plymouth Colony. Begun in 1892, the statue depicts Standish grasping his sword in...
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The Newsboy Statue and Fountain

Date: 1895
Description: View of a statue and fountain in a grassy park depicting a boy selling a newspaper. Installed in 1895 and funded by Colonel William L. Brown, the statue c...
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Village of Barre and Soldiers' Monument

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Description: Bird's-eye drawing of town, with an inset at bottom center of the Soldiers' Monument. Caption reads, "Bird's-eye view of Village of Barre, Mass."
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House of Miles Standish

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Description: The 1666 Dutch style house of Captain Myles Standish (c. 1584 – 10/3/1656), an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military advisor for Plymo...
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The Sedgewick Memorial

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Description: A view of the Sedgewick Memorial on Laurel Hill. The monument is in front of a large rock wall, and a man stands on the monument, posing for the camera. Ca...
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Civil War Monument

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Description: View of a Civil War Monument on Cape Cod Canal, erected by the town of Bourne in 1914. The text reads, "In memory of the soldiers and sailors who served in...
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Haystack Monument

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Description: Also known as the monument to "The Birthplace of American Foreign Missions," the Haystack Monument was erected in 1867 by William College's Society of Alum...
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Pittsfield Massachusetts City Street

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Description: View of a boy standing in a city street. Behind him is the Berkshire County Savings Bank, a Soldiers' Monument, horses and wagons, and trolley cars.
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North Adams Public Library

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Description: View of North Adams Public Library from a street intersection. The building was designed in the Victorian style and renovated for library use in 1897 by ar...
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The Village Green

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Description: A fence surrounds "The Village Green," a small park with a monument.
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Mary Lyon Tomb

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Description: View of the tomb of Mary Lyon (1797-1849), founder of Wheaton Female Seminary, as well as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary where she also served as president....
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Plymouth Harbor and Memorial

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Description: View from Cole's Hill of the Plymouth Rock Monument, a granite canopy built in 1920 to house the Plymouth Rock. The inscription reads, "Erected by the Nat...
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Residential Street Scene

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Description: View down a residential street with 'Cape Cod' architecture. The Pilgrim Monument, built between 1907 and 1910, looms in the background.
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The Minuteman Statue

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Description: View of the Minuteman Statue in a park setting. The sculpture was completed in 1874 by Daniel Chester French.
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The Pilgrim Maiden

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Description: Statue of a young girl, "The Pilgrim Maiden," in a garden setting. The statue was presented by the National Society of New England Women in 1924. Copyrig...

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