Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac
On this site in the plant of the North Adams Iron Company, founded 1846 and from 1858 to 1862 operated by John Adam Beckley, the ore was smelted for the plates used in building the Monitor, the famous antagonist of the Merrimac in the first combat of ironclad vessels in March 1862. Sponsored by his granddaughter Clara M. Beckley. Erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Paul A. Dever, Governor| HM Number | HM14FY |
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| Placed By | Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 8:26am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 654393 N 4729223 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.70000000, -73.11496667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 42', W 73° 6.898' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 42' 0.00" N, 73° 6' 53.88" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 413 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 19-39 W Main St, North Adams MA 01247, US |
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