Nov 11, 2024
Boulders in now abandoned Dogtown, MA. In the 1930s millionaire Roger Babson commissioned unemployed stonecutters to engrave 35 glacial erratics in the abandoned village where his relatives once lived with “inspirational” phrases after the announcement of the stock market crash that would lead to the Great Depression.
Edit: The “First Attacked” boulder was inscribed in 1892 at the site where local James Mary was gored by a bull while picking berries. Roger Babson would later inscribe a nearby boulder with “NEVER TRY NEVER WIN”
Most of these photos sourced from the interesting website: adeadguy.com
