Revolutionary War Cannon, Lady Fairhaven Plaque (Memorials)
FAIRHAVEN MEMORIALS
Location: Fort Phoenix Historic Park, Fairhaven, MA
REVOLUTIONARY WAR CANNON, INSCRIPTION ON BRASS PLATE ON BREECH OF BARREL
TAKEN FROM THE BRITISH AT NASSAU 1777 BY COLONIAL
SHIP OF WAR ALFRED – PLACED IN FORT PHOENIX 1778
RECAPTURED BY BRITISH AN LEFT ON THE FORT
SPIKED AND WITH TRUNIONS KNOCKED OFF – AFTER-
WARDS MOUNTED IN UNION STREET FOR VILLAGE
DEFENSE PLACED HERE 1883
In 1832 the cannon was placed muzzle down at the Four Corners. Around 1847 it was place back in its original upright position at union Street where it remained upon a pair of skids. On Wednesday, July 15, 1885, the Fairhaven Improvement Association placed the inscription on a plate attached to the cannon’s breech. In 1950 the cannon was removed to the Southwest corner of the town hall lawn, then later moved to Fort Phoenix.
Source: Undated Fairhaven Star Newspaper articles, Millicent Library
Location: Fort Phoenix Historic Park, Fairhaven, MA
THIS TABLET ERECTED
BY THE TOWN OF FAIRHAVEN
IN APPRECIATION OF THE GIFT,
BY THE LADY FAIRHAVEN, OF THE
HISTORIC FORT PHOENIX RESERVATION
IN THE MEMORY OF HER FATHER
HENRY H. ROGERS WHO LOVED
THIS SPOT AND ITS TRADITIONS
1930
Plaque was made in 1931 and placed in a ledge at Fort Phoenix in 1933 at a formal ceremony known as “Lady Fairhaven Day.” Lady Fairhaven, Mrs. Urbon H. Broughton, daughter of Henry H. Rogers, purchased the 2 1/2 acre fort from the War Department for $5,000. and donated it to the Town of Fairhaven. The plaque was stolen in August of 1978. It was later remounted in a granite stone at the enrance to the park
Source: Old Fairhaven Star Newspaper articles, Millicent Library.
