Historical Marker

War Memorial

Historical marker location:
Southborough Town Commons, Southborough, Massachusetts
( Memorial is at the intersection of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 30) and Common Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1969

In 1773, the Boston Tea Party occurred, where American colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxation.