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Lucius Beebe Memorial Library, Wakefield, Mass.

The Rockery, Wakefield, Mass.

Item

Title
The Rockery, Wakefield, Mass.
Description
Postcard shows the Rockery on Main Street, looking northwest. The High School is visible on the left. The text on the stone monument reads "Historical Linn Village 1639 Original town of Redding 1644 South Reading 1812 Wakefield 1868 Height above sea level 120 feet This stone is placed here by one hundred of the townspeople A.D. 1909."
Card is undated but bears a postmark of 1914.
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Coverage
Massachusetts--Middlesex (county)--Wakefield
Format
image/jpeg
Publisher
[Wakefield, Mass.]
Subject
Rockery (Wakefield, Mass.)
Rock gardens
Historical markers
Type
still image
Cards
Original Format
1 postcard : tinted
Extent
9 x 14 cm.