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Rowley in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Rowley Burial Ground

1630 - 1930

 
 
Rowley Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 22, 2017
1. Rowley Burial Ground Marker
Inscription. The burial ground set apart at the settlement of the town of Rowley in 1639. Here are buried Ezekiel Rogers, Samuel Phillips, Samuel Shepard, Edward Payson and Jedediah Jewett, the earliest ministers of the town, and nearly all the original settlers.
 
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1639.
 
Location. 42° 42.867′ N, 70° 52.828′ W. Marker is in Rowley, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Marker is on Main Street (Alternate Massachusetts Route 1), on the right when traveling north. This marker is located on the main road right in front of the burial ground itself which is immediately before the Rowley Town Hall. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 133 Main Street, Rowley MA 01969, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Maximilian and Joseph Jewett (within shouting distance of this marker); Rowley Massachusetts World War II Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Rowley Massachusetts Korean War Honor Roll Memorial
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Rowley Massachusetts Viet Nam Honor Roll Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rowley Massachusetts Revolutionary War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Rowley Massachusetts World War I Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Rowley Massachusetts Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); First Fulling Mill (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rowley.
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Rowley Burial Ground
 
Also see . . .  Historical Markers Erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission (1930. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on October 7, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.) 
 
Additional keywords. Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission
 
Rowley Burial Ground Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Tiernan, October 6, 2011
2. Rowley Burial Ground Marker
Rowley Burial Ground. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Tiernan, October 6, 2011
3. Rowley Burial Ground.
This view is from the corner of Summer Street & Main Street.
Rowley Burial Ground entrance. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Tiernan, October 6, 2011
4. Rowley Burial Ground entrance.
View of the approach to the Rowley Burial Ground. image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Michael Tiernan, October 6, 2011
5. View of the approach to the Rowley Burial Ground.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 27, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,216 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on March 23, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. Photos:   1. submitted on March 23, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.   2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 6, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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