[MassHistPres] Underground Railroad plaques

[Dennis De Witt]

Bill

Brookline has two such sites.  The decision was made to have the DPW mount bronze plaques on poles on the sidewalk in front of the houses.  I’m sure the owners were consulted.  The idea was to make information available where pedestrians were, rather than on the houses, one of which was well set back behind a wall.  See below.

Dennis De Witt.



> On Sep 15, 2025, at 2:58 PM, William Dickinson via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu> wrote:
> 
> In Acton, we have a number of houses that were part of the underground railroad and we would like to offer the owners an opportunity to recognize the structure and occupants.  We are thinking of a plaque that can be fixed to the house similar to what we offer CRL listings to celebrate the house's age or original occupants.
> 
> Do any of the communities have a project like this?  We are looking for any precedents, verbiage, or graphics that may be appropriate to our endeavor.
> 
> Thank you for any assistance.
> 
> Bill Dickinson - Chair
> Acton Historical Commission
> 
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