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Captain Richard Beers

Captain Richard Beers is a Massachusetts historical marker in Northfield, Franklin County, dedicated 1930.

Route 83, Northfield · location approximate

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Grave of Captain Richard Beers, killed by Indians on September 4, 1675. His monument is on the mountain-side above.

1930 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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A map of New England, 1677, covering the location of Captain Richard Beers, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
A map of New England, 1677, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.
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Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

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