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Monument at Boston Common

Monument at Boston Common

Photo of a monument taken at Boston Common. It reads, "In or about the year of our Lord One Thousand Six Hundred thirty and four the then present inhabitants of the Town of Boston of whom the Hon John Winthrop Esq Gov of the Colony was Chiefe did treat and agree with Mr William Blackstone for the purchase of his Estate and any Lands living within said neck of Land called Boston after which purchase the Town laid out a plan for a trayning field for which ever since and now is used for that purpose and for the feeding of cattell."
Galleries: Boston Common
Keywords: boston common, in or about the year of our lord one thousand six hundred thirty and four the then present inhabitants of the town of boston of whom the hon john winthrop esq gov of the colony was chiefe did treat and agree with mr william blackstone for the purchase of his estate and any lands living within said neck of land called boston after which purchase the town laid out a plan for a trayning field for which ever since and now is used for that purpose and for the feeding of cattell, inscription, ma, massachusetts, monument, park street, the deposition of john odlin and others concerning the sales of the blackstones land known as boston common, tremont street, u.s. national historic landmark district, u.s. national register of historic places
Photo Location: Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts
Photographer: Dr. Roy Winkelman
Date of Photo: 05/27/2011
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.008
F Number: 29
Original Dimensions: 3582×5388
Picture Orientation: Portrait
GPS Coordinates: 42° 21′ 18″ N 71° 3′ 56.16″ W
Picture Number: 22172