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The William Stacy plaque, at the New Salem Town Common (village green) in the center of the New Salem Historic District, Massachusetts. This photograph was taken during May 2007 by Mr. Henry Cramer. The plaque reads:

Alarm bells called the citizens to this green April 20, 1775 to learn of the battle at Lexington. There was indecision until 1st Lt. Stacy stepped forward and said “Fellow soldiers, I don't know how it is with you, but for me I will no longer serve a king that murders my own countrymen.” Pulling out his commission from the crown he tore it to bits and trod it underfoot. Amid wild cheers a militia company of patriots was formed and under the gallant Stacy as Captain marched off to Cambridge. May such patriotism ever be with us.

Mr. Cramer has given permission for this image to be shared and used under the terms of the “Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike” license, the Creative Commons license.

ColWilliam 23:04, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

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