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First Home
Athol, Massachusetts
Historical Marker Database · Terry Ashmore
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THE STORY
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Here in 1735, Richard Morton built a log cabin, the first one among the five settlers. It was the birthplace of the community's first boy and girl, Abraham Morton in 1735 and Margery Morton in 1737.
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