Prescott House's Vital Role in Nation's History: Shays' Rebellion
Grave of Job Shattuck. Groton's Old Burying Ground is final resting place of two adversaries: Oliver Prescott, Jr. & Job Shattuck - local men who found themselves on Opposite sides of Shays' rebellion. These graves are within a few yards of each other. Although on opposite sides of Shays' rebellion, they later worked together for the benefit of the town. Many thanks to Mike Metzger [in photo] for helping locate the graves. Photos by Russell Harris
Grave of Oliver Prescott, Jr., a few yards from Job Shattuck's grave in Groton's Old Burying Ground.
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