Gen. Shepard Memorial Monument, Westfield, Mass.

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This statue of General William Shepard stands in a small triangular park, just south of the green in Westfield, Massachusetts. It was designed by Augustus Lukeman, a student of Daniel Chester French. The monument was dedicated on September 3, 1919, during the town’s 250th anniversary celebration. At the dedication, Arthur S. Kneil said, “It is placed . . . where he gathered and drilled his minutemen and whence he led them out to Dorchester Heights and the great Revolution.” After the war, Colonel Shepard received a commission as a major general in the Massachusetts state militia. He was in command during Shays’ Rebellion when the militia fought with Regulators over control of the Springfield, Massachusetts, arsenal in January, 1787.

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Item typePostcard
Date1925
PlaceWestfield, Massachusetts
TopicMilitary, Wars, Battles
EraRevolutionary America, 1763–1783
The New Nation, 1784–1815
EventAmerican Revolution. 1775–1783
Shays’ Rebellion. 1786–1787
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting; Photography
Catalog #1997.08.01.185
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Gen. Shepard Memorial Monument, Westfield, Mass. Photograph. 1925. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1997-08-01-185/. Accessed on October 15, 2024.

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