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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 28., What Mean Ye by these stones? (search)
ts was placed a written account (as above given) of the occurrence of the opening, and a copy of the Register as above named securely wrapped in black Neponset paper for its better preservation. At 1.35 P. M. on Friday, January 9, 1925, Mr. Tutten rolled the new base stone in position over the vault in which the boxes of Indian remains had just been placed, and directly afterward re-erected the monument upon it. Its inscribed die is also of Milford granite, while the upright shaft is of Rockport. The irregular cap-stone is a conglomerate, better known as Roxbury puddingstone, and is smaller than before, as on its overturning on Halloween a piece was broken from it. In the present writing we have endeavored to answer the query of our caption, and will summarize thus:— These stones of various kinds were a memorial to some of the aboriginal dwellers at this particular spot, erected at the instance of Mr. Francis Brooks, then owner and resident, in 1884. The property had been i