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Park Square - Shepard, General Monument is a historic monument located at Park Sq in Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts. Built in 1919, designed by Henry Augustus Lukeman. It is a contributing property in a National Register historic district. A contributing property in the Westfield Center Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
Park Square - Shepard, General Monument 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 42.1197, -72.7488 near Westfield. The nearest cataloged historic site is Westfield Vietnam War Monument (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Town Hall Marker, Old, Westfield Academy Marker, and Westfield Town Hall.
This record is drawn from public historical records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
This monument in Westfield honors Major General William Shepard (1737-1817), a Revolutionary War officer and later U.S. congressman. In January 1787 Shepard commanded the Massachusetts militia that defended the federal arsenal at Springfield against Daniel Shays's rebels, turning back their advance and helping to end Shays' Rebellion. The bronze figure was modeled by sculptor Augustus Lukeman.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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