Historical Monuments of Hubbardston, MA
About this site
This website was created by Eric Coviello and members of Boy Scout Troop 22 Hubbardston MA as an Eagle Scout project in March 2019. It was created to assist people in finding locations and information on points of historical significance within the town of Hubbardston. It includes an interactive map showing locations and directions to sites.
To use the interactive map below, simply click on a pin and it will name the site as well as provides a Google map direction link.
Points of Interest in Hubbardston
First Parish Unitarian Church
Location
Town common, 2 Main St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This church in the center of the town is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Year Built
1773
Clark Cemetery
Location
Near intersection of New Westminister Road and Muskogee Ave, Hubbardston MA
About
This is one of the oldest cemeteries in Hubbardston. It contains many graves of soldiers from the town, including a soldier who served in the Revolutionary War (see next entry).
Year Opened
Circa 1820
Revolutionary War Grave
Location
In Clark Cemetery, near intersection of New Westminister Road and Muskogee Ave, Hubbardston MA
About
Grave of Henry Gates, a soldier from Hubbardston who served in the Revolutionary War.
Year of Dedication
1838
Hubbardston Center School
Location
8 Elm St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
Plaque dedicating the construction the new Hubbardston Center School. This school was built to replace the old school on Main street. The new building had flush toilets, central heat, a gymnasium/auditorium, later a lunchroom. It was host to eight grades.
Date of Dedication
September 23, 1939
Gazebo at Curtis Field
Location
20 Gardner Rd, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This gazebo is located at Curtis Recreation Field and is used by the community for events such as Field Day.
Year of Dedication
1990
School Renovation and Addition
Location
Hubbardston Center School, 8 Elm St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This plaque in the Center School honors those who helped with the renovation and additions to the school in 1992.
Date of Dedication
September 23, 1992
Charles Clark Corner
Location
36 Main St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This corner of the town common was dedicated to Charles Clark who served his community as a Chief of the Hubbardston Fire Dept.
Date of Dedication
December 9th, 2006
3-D Map of the Town
Location
Charles Clark Corner, 36 Main St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This three dimensional topographical map of Hubbardston was created by a resident and sit inside a gazebo at Charles Clark Corner.
Wain Roy Backhoe Dedication Plaque
Location
Carles Clark Corner, 36 Main St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This marker pays tribute to the Wain-Roy Company of Hubbardston who in 1948 produced the world's first hydraulic backhoe. In the 1950s the Wain-Roy Tractor Co. was Hubbardston's largest employer.
Veterans Memorials
Civil War Memorial
Location
Town common, 2 Main St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This memorial by the First Parish Unitarian Church is honoring those who served in the Civil War from Hubbardston.
Names On the Memorial
Calvin Allen Prentiss J. Banks George H. Barnes Chas. A. Bartlett George W. Blood Asa B. BrowningEber F. Churchill Almond W. Clark Alson W. Clark Asa A. Clark Eli L. Clark Leonard S. DayJohn H. Devereux Levi Flagg Silas Flagg Sumner Frost William Gates Hobert A. GreenwoodGeorge Greenwood Edson A. Greenwood Hobert L. Hale Samuel H. Hastings William H. HealdJames W. Herrick Davis Holt W. Irving Holt John W. Hunting Rollin Hartwell Edward J. KendallJames P.E. Kendall John N. Kendall George M. Lewis Seth E. Lewis George S. MaynardOren Marean Samuel Morse Isaac Newton Jesse J. Orr Alfred R. Parker Rowland PondIsaac N. Rice Henry F. Russell Sidney H. Sargent Asa Stone J. Franklin Stone Chas. R. StoweGeorge A. Tenney Joseph M. Tenney Clayton Witt Daniel H. Woodward Parker S. WrightMakepeace Young
Spanish American War and WWI Memorial
Location
Town common, 2 Main St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This memorial located in front of the First Parish Unitarian Church in the town center, bears the names of all Hubbardston Residents who served in the Spanish American War and in WWI.
Names On the Memorial
Spanish American War:
Chas.E.G. Anderson Harry Claflin Edward DavinportEdward Gilligan Leroy E. Hallock Alfred S. ParkerEdward Ryan Thomas RyanWWI:
Victor W. Aspen Edwin A. Bemis Andrew O. Bickford Katherine BickfordHenry W. Bumpus Leon B. Clark Fred A. Cunningham George G. Davis*James W. Drew Raymond Faeder Raymond J. Flagg Thomas GrieveWilliam B. Hallock James Hawksworth Horace L. Heald Foster L. HowlettRoger W. Howlett Elihu H. Kelton Cyrus Lashua Joseph LashuaLeonard E. Lawton *William H. Leonard Orrin S. Lyon Alfred S. MareanOren F. Marean Charles E. Mayo William R. O'Donnell Ralph R. PeckHollis D.W. Pond *Arthur R. Sargent Howard L. Savage Edward L. ShafferAlvah H. Slocum Orrin S. Thompson Joseph E. Valley Percy L. WarnerWinfield S. Wells Silas M. Wheeler Raymond H. White Lyman WoodwardSherman WoodwardMerchant Marine:
Herbert E. Brigham Raymond B. Lane Herbert S. Lang Forrest E. LombardAmbrose W. Marean Frank E. Marean Albert Stone*Died in Action
World War II Monument
Location
Town common, 2 Main St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
World War II monument replacing one that had previously deteriorated, made to match the town's WWI monument. Bears the names of all residents of Hubbardston who served during WWII.
Year of Dedication
October 6, 1996
The Barre Honor Guard and the Quabbin Community Band participated in the dedication ceremony.
Names on the Monument
*Died in action
WWII and Korean War Memorial
Location
36 Main St, Hubbardston, MA 01452
About
This monument located in front of the Hubbardston Center School honors Hubbardston residents who gave their lives in service to their country in World War II and the Korean War.