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Westford Knight

Supposed Massachusetts Grave of a pre-Columbus Knight Templar.

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Westford Poe Marker

A monument in a town outside of Boston celebrates the visits of Edgar Allan Poe.

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Bette Davis House

The birth home of one of cinema's legendary actresses.

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6 miles from Westford

Groton, Massachusetts

Bancroft Castle

On top of Gibbet Hill lie the ruins of a lavish turn-of-the-century estate that never quite came to be.

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6 miles from Westford

Harvard, Massachusetts

Harvard Shaker Lollipop Graveyard

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

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6 miles from Westford

Lowell, Massachusetts

Jack Kerouac's Grave

According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.

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7 miles from Westford

Lowell, Massachusetts

Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs Fight Plaque

The two writers famously didn't come to blows over the Oxford comma.

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7 miles from Westford

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Art and Performance in the Berkshires: A Look Behind the Scenes

Jul 14—Jul 17, 2019

Join us in the rolling green hills of the Berkshires, July 14–17, where art and history are everywhere.

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