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Daniel Sargent’s South Natick Iconic Garden Statue: Our Lady of the Charles River

Our Lady of the Charles River is a 9-foot-tall statue represents Mary, the mother of Jesus, under the Roman Catholic title of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception that is visible from a dirt pullover area along the shoulder of Route c. 16. The statue is situated within what is referred to as Daniel Sargent's South Natick Iconic Garden.

“A 1938 newspaper clipping shared the Latin inscription at the [base of the statue which translates] as ‘May flowers bloom on this earth.'” September 18, 2005 On this day, The Boston Globe shared a short Q&A segment written by Matt McDonald. A reader had asked, Why is there a large statue of a woman on…