Site of First Meeting Marker, (sculpture).

Site of First Meeting Marker, (sculpture).

Turner, James Burwell, sculptor.

Site of First Meeting Marker, (sculpture).

Site of the First Becket Meeting Marker, (sculpture).

Monument at Site of First Meeting, (sculpture).

Dedicated Dept. 6, 1936.

Plaque: bronze; Base: Becket granite.

Approx. H. 7 ft.

(On plaque:) THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST/IN BECKET/ORGANIZED DEC. 28, 1758/NEAR THIS SITE/WAS ERECTED/THE FIRST MEETING HOUSE/1762-1764/DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF THE FOUNDERS/SEPTEMBER 1936 unsigned

A rectangular granite marker adorned on the front with a bronze inscription plaque.

History -- United States -- Massachusetts

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Becket

Administered by Town of Becket, Becket, Massachusetts

Located YMCA Road, on Colonial Training Ground property, Becket, Massachusetts

The monument is a tribute to the founders of the First Church of Christ and was installed by direct descendents of the founders to mark a spot that symbolizes the faith and determination of New England pioneers. Behind the bronze inscription plaque is a bottle containing the names of the founders and the monument committee.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

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