Site of Stockbridge Mansion

Site of Stockbridge Mansion is a Massachusetts historical marker in Scituate, Plymouth County, dedicated 1930.

Plymouth County · dedicated 1930 · Route 3A near Route 123, Scituate · location approximate

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The Stockbridge mansion, built before 1660, stood on this site. It was a garrison house in King Philip's War for protection of the mills, and was successfully defended. The pond and mill were made famous by Woodworth's poem "The Old Oaken Bucket."

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

Site of Stockbridge Mansion

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