Goodrich Massacre

Goodrich Massacre is a Massachusetts historical marker in Georgetown, Essex County, dedicated 1930.

Essex County · dedicated 1930 · North Street off Route 97, Georgetown · location approximate

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Ten rods east stood the house of Benjamin Goodrich who, with his wife and two children, was slain by the Indians on October 23, 1692.

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Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

Goodrich Massacre

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