Appleton's Pulpit
1630-1930
In 1687 Major Appleton of Ipswich made a speech on this rock denouncing the tyranny of the Royal Governor, Sir Edmund Andros. A watch was stationed on the hill to give warning of any approach of the Crown Officers.
Marker is on Appleton Street ¼ mile east of Central Street, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
