First Settlement Marker

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Northfield in Franklin County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

First Settlement
1630 - 1930

First Settlement Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Russell C. Bixby, May 20, 2011

1. First Settlement Marker

Inscription. Here, enclosed by a stockade, the first settlement was made in 1673. Nine rods to the westward a fort was built in 1685 and eight rods southeast stood the Indians' Council Rock.

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers marker series.

Location. 42° 41.347′ N, 72° 27.525′ W. Marker is in Northfield, Massachusetts, in Franklin County. Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 10) just from Maple Street, on the left when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Northfield MA 01360, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. King Philip's Hill (approx. one mile away); Indian Council Fires (approx. 1.9 miles away); Nathanial Dickinson House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Captain Richard Beers (approx. 2.1 miles away); Lieut. Ebenezer Sheldon's Fort (approx. 3 miles away); Deacon Ebenezer Sheldon's Fort (approx. 3.5 miles away); Burke Fort (approx. 4.6 miles away); Connable Fort (approx. 5.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Northfield.

Also see . . . Tercentenary Commission. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on May 21, 2011, by Russell C. Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

By Russell C. Bixby, May 20, 2011

2. First Settlement Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 20, 2011, by Russell C. Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 348 times since then. Last updated on October 9, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Russell C. Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.