William T. G. Morton Monument

William T. G. Morton Monument is a memorial in Town of Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts. William T. G. Morton Monument is situated nearby to the park Militia Lot, as well as near the historic building Rider Tavern.

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Type: Memorial
Description: memorial on Militia Lot in Charlton, Massachusetts
Inscription: “WILLIAM T.G. MORTON A BOSTON DENTIST FIRST TO DEMONSTRATE SURGICAL ANESTHESIA OCTOBER 16TH 1846 ELECTED TO HALL OF FAME NOVEMBER 6TH 1920 A Gift to the Town of Charlton October 15, 1946 Massachusetts Dental Society”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rider Tavern and Militia Lot.

Rider Tavern

Historic building

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The Rider Tavern is an historic tavern on Stafford Street in the Northside Village Historic District of Charlton, Massachusetts. The tavern, now a large three story wood-frame building, was built c.

Militia Lot

Park

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Militia Lot is a park.

Northside Village Historic District

Historic site

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The Northside Village Historic District encompasses a rural village center on Stafford Road in northern Charlton, Massachusetts. Located at the junction of Stafford Road with Northside and Cemetery Roads is a small cluster of residential buildings, developed beginning in 1735 around a small tanning business, and later as a stagecoach stop. Northside Village Historic District is situated 700 feet west of William T. G. Morton Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Charlton and Oxford.

Charlton

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Charlton is a small town in Central Massachusetts located outside of Worcester. Charlton is primarily a bedroom community, though there are a number of businesses in the center of town and especially along the Route 20 corridor.

Oxford

Town

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Webster is a small town of about 16,000 in the South County region of Central Massachusetts along the Connecticut border. It was founded in 1832 by Samuel Slater, one of the initiators of the United States Industrial Revolution. Oxford is situated 6 miles southeast of William T. G. Morton Monument.

Spencer

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Spencer is a small town in the Worcester Hills of Central Massachusetts near Worcester. As a rural community, there is not much in the way of nightlife but there are many opportunities for outdoor exploration and recreation.

William T. G. Morton Monument

Category: historic site
Location: Town of Charlton, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.16448° or 42° 9′ 52″ north

Longitude

-71.95282° or 71° 57′ 10″ west

Open location code

87JC527W+QV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9947365802

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

Q130795021

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include District Number 2 Schoolhouse and Fay Mountain Farm.

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