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Clara Barton's Birthplace

Clara Barton's Birthplace is a Massachusetts historical marker in Oxford, Worcester County, dedicated 1930.

Route 12, Oxford · location approximate

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One mile westward Clara Barton, "The Angel of the Battlefield," was born in 1821. A volunteer nurse in the Civil War, she served the International Red Cross in the Franco-Prussian War, founded the American Red Cross and served as its President for 23 years.

1930 text, presented as a historical document.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

Massachusetts (Carey, 1823), 1823, covering the location of Clara Barton's Birthplace, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Massachusetts (Carey, 1823), 1823, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman 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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