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Two Brothers Rocks–Dudley Road Historic District

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The two large rocks were inscribed with the year 1638 and the names Dudley and Winthrop by a descendant of Dudley's named Dudley Leavitt Pickman, as noted in the Bedford Town Report in 1889.
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in 2010. The Two Brothers Rocks are accessible either via watercraft on the Concord River, or by trails through Bedford's Altmann Conservation Area.
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National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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encompasses a historically significant rural area of
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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Two Brothers Rocks–Dudley Road Historic District is located in Massachusetts
Two Brothers Rocks–Dudley Road Historic District is located in the United States
Bedford
Billerica, Massachusetts
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Bedford
Billerica, Massachusetts
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
Concord River
Massachusetts Bay Colony
John Winthrop
Thomas Dudley
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"NRHP nomination for Two Brothers Rocks–Dudley Road Historic District"
Dudley Leavitt Pickman
"The Pickman Family in Bedford"
"Map of Altmann Conservation Area"
Winthrop 1638 rock
Dudley 1638 rock
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