The Covered Wagon
On December 3, 1787, the first covered wagon to leave Massachusetts for the West set forth from this spot arriving the next Spring in the Northwest Territory and founding Marietta, Ohio.
1930 text, presented as a historical document.
Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library
Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
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