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Crocker, Dea. William Fortification House Marker is a historic marker located at Church St in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Built in 1939. It is part of a local historic district.
Historical Marker
Crocker, Dea. William Fortification House Marker
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About this site
Crocker, Dea. William Fortification House Marker is a historical marker in Barnstable, Barnstable County. It is one of 250 historical markers documented in Barnstable County, among 6,897 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.
The site sits at 41.6971, -70.3795 near Barnstable. The nearest cataloged historic site is Crocker Park (landmark), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Crocker, Stephen R. House, Gilman, Raymond Square Marker, and House at 40 Church St.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
This marker on Church Street in Barnstable commemorates the site of the Deacon William Crocker fortification house, one of the fortified dwellings colonial Cape Cod towns designated as refuges in times of danger. The Crockers were among Barnstable's founding families in the town settled in 1639. Placed in 1939, the marker stands within a local historic district.
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