King Phillip's War Marker, (sculpture).

King Phillip's War Marker, (sculpture).

Unknown, sculptor.

King Phillip's War Marker, (sculpture).

King Philip's War Marker, (sculpture).

Dedicated April 19, 1930.

Plaque: bronze; Base: brick.

Approx. 6 x 10 x 1 ft.

(On plaque:) NEAR THIS SITE TOOK PLACE ON APRIL 19, 1676, THE LAST INDIAN ATTACK ON WEYMOUTH. THIS ATTACK WAS THE HIGH WATER MARK OF KING PHILLIP'S WAR BEING NEAREST POINT TO BOSTON EVER REACHED BY KING PHILLIP'S FORCES - ERECTED BY THE SOCIETY OF COLONIAL WARS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASS. ON THE 254 ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE - 1930 unsigned

A bronze plaque on a brick wall.

History -- United States -- King Philip's War

History -- United States -- Colonization

History -- United States -- Massachusetts

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Weymouth

Administered by Society of Colonial Wars, Weymouth, Massachusetts

Located Washington & Middle Streets, Weymouth, Massachusetts

IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Form C - Monuments questionnaire dated Feb. 1979.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

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