25. Major John Simpson
south of the junction of NH 107 and NH 43 in Deerfield, NH
erected 1964
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| located on NH 107 and 43, at Meetingbouse Hill Road, .6 mile south of the junction of NH 107 and NH 43 in Deerfield, NH |
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"Born in Deerfield and buried in Old Center Cemetery on
road west, he gained fame by the unauthorized firing of the first shot at Bunker Hill while serving
as a private in Captain Dearborn's Company of Colonel Stark's Regiment. Although reprimanded for
this disobedience, he after-ward served his country with honor." erected 1964 |
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