Pulman Obelisk

Here follows the inscription written on this roadside historical marker:

This monument was relocated from the nearby Mount Erin historic site in early 2022. It marked the spot where two young boys, Thomas Pulman, 13, and his brother, Samuel, 9, were killed by an accidental explosion of a cannonball on August 6, 1864. Mount Erin, which dated back to 1803, has been redeveloped. The marked was donated to the Franconia Museum by Beezer Homes.


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Here follows an excerpt from Donald Hakenson's "This Forgotten Land" tour guide:

The Pulman family, neighbors of Anne and Elizabeth Frobel, lost two of their sons, Samuel and Thomas Pulman, ages nine and thirteen, when they were killed August 6, 1864, when a cannonball with which they were playing exploded. The Pulman boys are buried in Sharon Chapel. The Pulman's had placed a memorial stone in the backyard at Mount Erin, at the exact spot where they were killed. Fortunately, in early 2023 the stone was moved and was transitioned to this new location.