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Two marble tablets, now on display at the Randall Library<\/a>, recognize the local soldiers from Stow<\/a> who fought in the American Revolution and in the Civil War. The tablets were dedicated during the town\u2019s Bicentennial<\/a> celebration on May 16, 1883 and originally placed in the town hall.<\/p>\n

According to Ethel B. Child\u2019s History of Stow: Tercentenary Edition 1683-1983<\/em>, Stow\u2019s Bicentennial was a grand affair. The festivities began at 10:30 in the morning when the citizens of the town gathered on the common to plant a Bicentennial tree. Following the ceremony, there was a procession to the town hall where entrance was given \u201cby priority of honor, age, or services rendered.\u201d Then, a blessing and historical address by General Swift took place under a \u201cgreat tent,\u201d which could accommodate 1,500 people.<\/p>\n

The multitude that gathered consumed more than 4,000 sandwiches and 200 gallons of coffee. Wooden plates were used, one of which can be found today in the collection of the Stow Historical Society. Toasts, poems, and musical performances occurred, and the day concluded with a \u201csocial dance\u201d during the evening.<\/p>\n

The opening inscription on the first tablet details their commemorative purpose:<\/p>\n

THESE TABLETS
\nARE ERECTED
\nBY THE
\nTOWN OF STOW
\nON ITS
\nTWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY MAY 16, 1883
\nIN COMMEMORATION OF THE VALOR
\nAND DEVOTION OF ITS CITIZENS WHO AIDED
\nIN ACHIEVING AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
\nAND EXTENDING THE LIBERTY
\nAND PRESERVING THE UNITY OF OUR COUNTRY
\nAND WHO DIED IN THEIR COUNTRY\u2019S SERVICE
\n\u2014
\nSOLDIERS IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
\n\u2014
\nJOHN GORDON
\nOF CAPT JOSHUA PARKER\u2019S CO COL WILLIAM PRESCOTT\u2019S REGT
\nDIED IN CAMP AT CAMBRIDGE JUNE 19 1775<\/p>\n

DANIEL GATES
\nOF CAPT JOSHUA BROWN\u2019S CO COL TIMOTHY BIGELOW\u2019S REGT
\nDIED JAN 20 1778<\/p>\n

EPHRAIM GATES
\nOF CAPT WHIPPLE\u2019S CO COL RUFUS PUTNAM\u2019S REGT
\nDIED MARCH 19 1778<\/p>\n

STEPHEN HALE
\nOF CAPT JOSHUA BROWN\u2019S CO COL TIMOTHY BIGELOW\u2019S REGT
\nDIED JULY 2 1778<\/p>\n

BENJAMIN GATES
\nOF CAPT JOSHUA BROWN\u2019S CO COL TIMOTHY BIGELOW\u2019S REGT
\nDIED JULY 9 1778<\/p>\n

The second tablet contains the names of soldiers from town who died during the Civil War.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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