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Mill River Flood Commemorative Markers in Leeds, Mass.
Mill River Flood Commemorative Markers in Leeds, Mass.
Map of Leeds
showing the location of 21 commemorative markers
showing the location of 21 commemorative markers
Leeds
Park in the rear parking lot at Chartpak Corp at 1 River Road, Leeds, MA 01053.
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L1: Leeds Marker 1
Myron Day Risks His Life to Warn Leeds |
L2: Leeds Marker 2
Myron Day Warns the Silk Mill Shortly Before 8:00 |
Turn left onto sidewalk and walk toward the bridge. Head down Main Street.
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L3: Leeds Marker 3
The Fate of the Workers on the Bridge |
L4: Leeds Marker 4
Death at the Boardinghouse |
L5: Leeds Marker 5
The Flood Devastated Leeds and Killed 51 |
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L6: Leeds Marker 6
Three-Building Pile-Up |
L7: Leeds Marker 7
Building Wreckage Saves 6 Children |
L8: Leeds Marker 8
Emery Wheel Company |
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L9: Leeds Marker 9
Destruction on Main Street |
L10: Leeds Marker 10
Quigley Family Survived |
L11: Leeds Marker 11
Mill River Button Company Washed Away |
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L12: Leeds Marker 12
Three Houses and Three Families Perished Here |
L13: Leeds Marker 13
Jim Dunning's Ride Ends Here |
L14: Leeds Marker 14
Cook's Dam Ahead |
Retrace your steps on Main St. to the intersection with Mulberry Street. Look across the street.
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L15: Leeds Marker 15
Barn Behind Store Used As Morgue |
L16: Leeds Marker 16
Safety on the Railroad Tracks |
L17: Leeds Marker 17
Lucius Dimock Builds a Mansion 6 Years After the Flood |
Head south down the rail trail, which runs parallel to Main Street.
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L18: Leeds Marker 18
The Three Houses Below Survived |
L19: Leeds Marker 19
Eyewitness to the Disaster |
L20: Leeds Marker 20
Terror on the Tracks |
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L21: Leeds Marker 21
The Aftermath |