Lt. Gen. Arthur MacArthur

Historical marker location:

Chicopee, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Church Street south of Bridge Street / Broadway Street, on the left when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1942

The Massachusetts state flag features a Native American warrior holding a bow and arrow, with a star representing Massachusetts above his head. The state motto, "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty), appears on a blue ribbon beneath the shield.