The Mattapoisett Historical Commission is offering an opportunity to purchase commemorative granite bricks in honor of family and friends (even furry ones!) at Harbor Days on Saturday, July 16. A table will be manned next to the flag pole in Shipyard Park with applications, photos and a layout of available spots for bricks to be installed. Inscribed bricks have been placed in the ground in front of permanent benches in Shipyard Park, Veteran’s Park at Ned’s Point and the Herring Weir panel.
Jo Pannell, Chairman of the Mattapoisett Historical Commission, has been at the forefront of this project for the last six years. Pannell says 149 bricks have been placed during that time, courtesy of the Mattapoisett Highway Department. They construct a wooden frame, flush with the ground and insert the bricks inside. The cost of each brick is $55. Each brick may be inscribed with up to three lines, each line containing no more than 16 letters per line, including spaces and punctuation. The Commission order has to be in 12 brick lots.
There is available space for bricks to be installed at Shipyard Park (around the flag pole, wharf panel, and one more bench) and at Ned’s Point (around the Pavilion, lighthouse panel, and one bench). Applications are also available at Town Hall. You will be notified when your brick is situated.