Statue of John Bridge

The John Bridge Monument (also known as The Puritan), in the northeast corner of the Cambridge Common in Cambridge, Massachusetts,[1] was given by Samuel James Bridge in honor of his ancestor John Bridge (1578–1665).

Description

The front of the statue's plinth reads:

JOHN BRIDGE  •   1578–1665  •   left braintree, essex county, england. 1631  •   as a member of rev. mr. hooker's company  •   settled here 1632  •   and stayed when that company  •   removed to connecticut.  •   he had supervision of the first public school  •   established in cambridge 1635  •   was selectman 1635–1652  •   deacon of the church 1636–1658  •   representative to the great and general court 1637–1641  •   and was appointed by that body to lay out lands  •   in this town and beyond.

The other three faces read:

THIS PURITAN  •   helped to establish here  •   church school  •   and representative government  •   and thus to plant  •   a Christian commonwealth.

Erected  •   and given to the city  •   september 20, 1882  •   by Samuel James Bridge  •   of the sixth generation  •   from John Bridge.

"They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength."

References
  1. "John Bridge, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 5, 2020.

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