The Johnson Massacre

The Johnson Massacre is a Massachusetts historical marker in Oxford, Worcester County, dedicated 1930.

Route 12, Oxford · location approximate

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John Johnson and three children were killed by Indians in his house on this spot August 25, 1696. His wife was saved by her brother.

1930 text, presented as a historical document.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

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Historical maps covering this location

1677 · A map of New England (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1687 · Amplissimae regionis Mississipi seu Provinciae Ludovicianae â R.P. Ludovico Hennepin… (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1823 · Massachusetts (Carey, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1893 · 7. Webster sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1899 · Map of the electric railways of the state of Massachusetts (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

A map of New England, 1677, covering the location of The Johnson Massacre, 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)

The Johnson Massacre

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