Indian Monument, (sculpture).

Indian Monument, (sculpture).

Porter, Raymond Averill, 1883-1949, sculptor.

Zottoli, Anthony M., fabricator.

Indian Monument, (sculpture).

Tablet to Mark Indian Burial Ground, (sculpture).

Dedicated Nov. 25, 1946.

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Reliefs: bronze; Base: granite.

Each relief: approx. 10 x 14 x 1/4 in.; Base: approx. 5 x 3.5 x 4 in.

(On front of granite base:) THIS THE 'OLD FIELD" OF 1800/WAS AN INDIAN BURIAL GROUND/A TOWN COMMON SINCE 1854/THE GIFT OF LOVELL EAMES/THIS STONE ERECTED UNDER THE/WILL OF WILLIAM HARVEY SMITH/1946 THE BRONZES REPRESENT LOCAL/INDIAN LIFE THE CENTER/THE CARRYING OF CORN TO THE/HUNGRY BAY COLONISTS IN 1630/OVER THE NEARBY TRAIL LATER/CALLED "OLD CONNECTICUT PATH." unsigned

The monument consists of granite stele adorned on the front with bronze relief plaques illustrating the story of how the Native Americans from the Connecticut River Valley carried corn 100 miles to Boston in 1630 to aid the starving English colonists. The trail they traveled became known as the Old Connecticut Path.

History -- United States -- Massachusetts

Ethnic -- Indian

Object -- Vegetable -- Corn

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Framingham

Administered by Town of Framingham, Department of Parks and Recreation, 150 Concord Street, Framingham, Massachusetts 01702

Located South Framingham Common, Concord Street, Framingham, Massachusetts

In 1943, the Framingham Improvement Association received a legacy of $1,500 from the will of William H. Smith who requested that the money be spent on a suitable tablet marking the old Indian Burial Ground on the South End of the Framingham Common and that Raymond Porter be selected to design the memorial. World War II delayed the project until 1946 when arrangements were made to use Porter's design for the three bronze reliefs. The project was further delayed by problems securing the proper granite from the quarry. Anthony M. Zottoli was responsible for executing the stone work. IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Framingham News, Nov. 25, 1946. For additional information see the files of the Framingham Historical Society, P. O. Box 2032, Framingham, MA 01703.

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

Framingham Historical Society, 1977.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

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