Historical Marker

Mechanic Street Cemetery - Falley, Richard Marker (WSF.958)

Westfield · Hampden County

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About this site

Mechanic Street Cemetery - Falley, Richard Marker is a historical marker in Westfield, Hampden County. It is one of 129 historical markers documented in Hampden County, among 3,815 historic sites cataloged across the county on MassRoam.

The site sits at 42.1230, -72.7440 near Westfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Mechanic Street Cemetery - Williams, Nathan Marker (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Burying Ground, Old, Mechanic Street Cemetery - Falley, Ann Marker, and Mechanic Street Cemetery - Noble, Joanna Marker.

This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

This 1808 marker in the Mechanic Street Cemetery, Westfield, commemorates Richard Falley Jr. (1740-1808), a Revolutionary War armorer who manufactured muskets for the Continental cause and was the maternal grandfather of President Grover Cleveland. The cemetery is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Also at or near Westfield, Hampden County

“Mechanic Street Cemetery - Falley, Richard Marker” names 2 distinct records in Hampden County. This page is the historical marker in Westfield. The others:

Mechanic Street Cemetery - Falley, Richard Marker — Historical Marker in Westfield

📍 42.1230, -72.7440 · Westfield, Hampden County

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