Memorials and Statues


This listing of memorials compiled by Frank Larrabee (1980's)

Walpole Common --

1. Cross, marking site of First Parish Church - 1936 Sept 20
2. Fountain erected in memory of the French & Indian War soldiers - 1901
3. Boulder in memory of all veterans of Walpole in all wars - 1958
4. Band stand - gift of Joseph J. Feeley, ca. 1903
5. Fountain - gift of Charles S. Bird Sr.
6. Firemen's memorial
7. Tree planted in memory of Wayland DuBois

Town Hall (built in 1881)

1. Tablets in hall to Civil War veterans
2. Ezekiel Robbins milestone, "40 miles to Boston, 1740," on lawn

Blackburn Memorial -- gift of Mrs. Harriet (Blackburn) Nevins in memory of her parents - 1929

1. Fountain - gift of Mrs. Harriet Nevins - opposite Stone School - 1929
2. Brass tablets on Memorial Bridge - 1924
3. Cannons on lawn of Blackburn Memorial
4. Memorial to all deceased members of Walpole Public Works Department - 1971

Lewis Park, in Plimptonville -- 1775

1. Equestrian statue of Capt. Barachiah Lewis erected by his descendant, Isaac Newton Lewis - 1911
2. Fountain in memory of Bradford Lewis erected by his son Frank Lewis, 1910

Town Forest -- dedicated in 1916

1. Tablet marking tree planted by President Calvin Coolidge - 1916

East Walpole

1. Fountain in memory of Miss Mary R. Bird - gift of children - 1895
2. Memorial Clock and Tower - in memory of Francis W. Bird - 1894?
3. Modern sign at site of Old Morse Tavern (First Post Office)
4. Carlisle Blacksmith shop - Washington Street - 1828

South Walpole

1. Jackson Memorial Chapel - Terrace Hill Com - 1905

Town Garages

1. Iron fountain at Pumping Station.