Mendon Historical Society

Historical marker location:

15 Hastings Street, Mendon, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Main Street near Hastings Street (Massachusetts Route 16), on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1996

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.