Sterling in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

"Mary Had a Little Lamb"

By Roger W. Sinnott, May 30, 2010 1. “Mary Had a Little Lamb” Monument Bronze by Rosalind Waters is approximately 2 feet tall on a 1½ foot tall Johannesburg granite base.

Ms. Waters reports that the model was a 6 week old Merino ewe (the common wool sheep in New England in the beginning of the 19th century) raised by a teenage girl from Hubbardson, Massachusetts, as a 4-H project. The artist's signature is on the bronze base. —Ed.

Inscription.

"Mary Had a Little Lamb". . . Statue front: Born in Sterling, Mass.. Mary Elizabeth Sawyer. 1806-1889. and her little lamb. Long side of the base: “Mary had a little lamb,. Its fleece was white as snow,. And everywhere that Mary went,. The lamb was sure to go.”. . . . John Roulstone. . Below lamb’s hindquarters: . This memorial, commemorating the poem, “Mary had a little lamb”, was presented to the Town of Sterling by the Sterling Historical Society. It was made possible by donations from the “young-in-heart” everywhere. . Dedicated May, 1991.

Born in Sterling, Mass.

Mary Elizabeth Sawyer

1806-1889

and her little lamb

“Mary had a little lamb,

Its fleece was white as snow,

And everywhere that Mary went,

The lamb was sure to go.”

. . . John Roulstone

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Dedicated May, 1991

Erected

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By Roger W. Sinnott, May 30, 2010 2. Poem on Marker

Regarding "Mary Had a Little Lamb".

By Roger W. Sinnott, May 30, 2010 3. Below Lamb’s Back End

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(Submitted on May 31, 2010, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts.)

(Submitted on May 31, 2010, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts.)

circa 1920 4. Mary Sawyer House This is the Original House in which Mary and the Little Lamb lived Sterling, Mass. The original house, no longer extant, is about 1.3 miles from the marker. By Roger W. Sinnott, May 30, 2010 5. Looking South Down Main Street By Roger W. Sinnott, May 30, 2010 6. Looking West Toward Meetinghouse Hill Road

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