[MassHistPres] Seeking Input: Municipal Responses to Tercentenary Markers

[Dennis De Witt]

Thanks Michael

> On Jul 18, 2024, at 10:54 AM, Michael Ruderman <amruderman at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> We have one in Arlington that gets the date of the historic house it commemorates wrong (https://arlingtonhistorical.org/visit/jason-russell-house/). It used to be out front, and was moved for geothermal sitework, and re-posted around back. No, I don't think any approvals were sought or granted.
> 
> I'm a volunteer guide there and I point out the old marker. It tells us what somebody knew in 1930 and what they considered significant then.
> 
> 
> Dennis De Witt via MassHistPres <masshistpres at cs.umb.edu <mailto:masshistpres at cs.umb.edu>> wrote:
>> I wonder if any place has repositioned any of these signs away from its original roadside location and treated it as an artifact in its own right — including possibly because of an issue with the text?  
>> 
>> And, if so, have they done it with MassDoT input/approval?
>> 
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