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Beers Ambush Gravesite

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Location	:	Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.6501200, -72.4560300
Description	:	Early in King Philip's War Captain Richard Beers and 36 mounted soldiers were ambushed by 150 Indians near Northfield, MA. Capt Beers and nineteen of his men were killed, and sixteen of the soldiers managed to escape. The Indians were led by Monaco, a Nashaway sachem. A marker on Beers' mountain identifies the area where Capt. Beers and his men were buried. Only Capt. Beers is identified by name on the markers. The Massachusetts Historical Commission does not refer to this cemetery in MACRIS.	Early in King Philip's War Captain Richard Beers and 36 mounted soldiers were ambushed by 150 Indians near Northfield, MA. Capt Beers and nineteen of his men were killed, and sixteen of the soldiers managed to escape. The Indians were led by Monaco, a Nashaway sachem. A marker on Beers' mountain identifies the area where Capt. Beers and his men were buried. Only Capt. Beers is identified by name on the markers. The Massachusetts Historical Commission does not refer to this cemetery in MACRIS.

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Beers Ambush Gravesite is located at South Mountain Road Northfield, Franklin County ,Massachusetts ,USA.
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Latitude: 42.6501200
Longitude: -72.4560300

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1. North Cemetery
Gill, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6514160, -72.4817630

2. South Mountain Road Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6375008, -72.4167023

3. Gill Center Cemetery
Gill, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6413803, -72.4983063

4. Mount Hermon Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6790800, -72.4821100

5. Saint Marys Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6868910, -72.4448190

6. Northfield Farms Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6124992, -72.4741974

7. Center Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6954308, -72.4613342

8. Coller Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6563988, -72.3930969

9. Durkee Burial Lot
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6070000, -72.4861000

10. Pentecost Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7010200, -72.4539900

11. West Gill Cemetery
Gill, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6442700, -72.5280500

12. Erving Center Cemetery
Erving, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6033300, -72.4056800

13. West Northfield Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7117004, -72.4689026

14. Round Top Cemetery
Northfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7120600, -72.4447300

15. Holton Cemetery
Erving, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5799500, -72.4634600

16. Riverside Cemetery
Gill, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6156006, -72.5410995

17. Center Cemetery
Bernardston, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6695213, -72.5498505

18. Old Cemetery
Bernardston, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6810989, -72.5444031

19. Diemand Family Cemetery
Wendell, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5769900, -72.4520600

20. East Mineral Road Cemetery
Montague, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5810500, -72.5086300

22. Highland Cemetery
Montague, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.5778008, -72.5083008

23. South Vernon Cemetery
South Vernon, Windham County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7341400, -72.4691700

24. Log Plain Cemetery
Greenfield, Franklin County, USA
Coordinate: 42.6378320, -72.5725800