Historical Marker
Brooks Grinding Stone
Historical marker location:
80 Parallel Street, Harwich, Massachusetts
( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Sisson Road (Massachusetts Route 39) and Parallel Street, on the left when traveling north.)
The Boston Marathon, one of the world's oldest annual marathons, has been held since 1897. It takes place on Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the start of the American Revolutionary War.