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, MassachusettsPhotographer: Dr. Roy WinkelmanDate of Photo: 05/27/2011Device Make: CanonDevice Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark IIExposure Time: 0.008F Number: 29Original Dimensions: 3582×5388Picture Orientation: PortraitGPS Coordinates: 42° 21′ 18″ N 71° 3′ 56.16″ WPicture Number: 22172
