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Sudbury commission begins formal review of tercentenary markers' removal and reinterpretation options
Summary
Commissioners discussed endorsing removal of the town’s tercentenary markers, legal constraints cited by MassDOT, and interpretive alternatives such as relocating markers to an interpretive site; the commission will finalize its consensus at the October meeting before a joint discussion with the Historic District Commission.
The Sudbury Historical Commission devoted an extended portion of its Sept. 17 meeting to the future of the town’s tercentenary markers — roadway signs erected by a 1930 special act — and whether to endorse their removal or pursue other measures to reinterpret early town history.
Commissioner Michael outlined the legal and procedural context, saying MassDOT’s cultural-resource staff has told the commission that under Chapter 10 of the Acts and Resolves of 1930 the department does not have explicit…
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