Exhibit Tags: 3 selected - The Magnet and the Iron: John Brown and George L. Stearns

Exhibit Description:: View towards Medford Square from the top of College Hill (Tufts College), ca. 1910. The tree-lined Avenue stretching left to right is College Avenue, also known as The Willows. The Boston & Maine Railroad parallels the bottom of the image, with College Hill Station appearing at the bottom left. Behind the station is Pansy Park, a pansy nursery. To the left of Pansy Park is property belonging to the Stearns Estate. Across College Avenue are the clay pits.
Exhibit Tags:: Stearns Estate Medford photographs College Avenue Tufts DCA

Exhibit Description:: Photograph of several people near the old windmill tower on the Stearns Estate off of College Avenue.
Attribution:: Davenport, George E.
Attribution Statement:: Courtesy of the Medford Historical Society & Museum
Exhibit Tags:: photographs College Avenue Stearns Estate Medford Medford Historical Society and Museum

Exhibit Description:: Postcard of the "Willows" on College Avenue in Medford.
Attribution Statement:: Courtesy of the Medford Historical Society & Museum
Exhibit Tags:: photographs College Avenue Stearns Estate Medford Medford Historical Society and Museum

Exhibit Description:: Photograph of the road off of College Avenue leading to the Stearns Estate mansion.
Attribution Statement:: Courtesy of the Medford Historical Society & Museum
Exhibit Tags:: Stearns Estate photographs Medford Historical Society and Museum Medford College Avenue

Exhibit Description:: Plaque in front of Cousens Gym in Medford, MA, commemorating the former site of the Stearns Estate. The plaque reads, "Site of the Stearns Estate: A waystation on the Underground Railroad, a haven for slaves seeking freedom. 1850-1860. Placed here by members of the Tufts community, who continue to honor the tradition of sanctuary. Dedicated April 8, 1987." The plaque was dedicated one day shy of the 120th anniversary of the death of George L. Stearns. This photograph was taken in August 2017.
Exhibit Tags:: Stearns Estate Cousens Gymnasium Tufts University photographs Medford plaques College Avenue

Exhibit Description:: Photographic postcard of the College Avenue Bridge leading to the Willows. Visible to the far left is the Stearns Estate mansion.
Attribution Statement:: Courtesy of the Medford Historical Society & Museum
Exhibit Tags:: photographs College Avenue Stearns Estate Medford Medford Historical Society and Museum

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