First Permanent English Settlement in Machias Bay Marker

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Machias in Washington County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

First Permanent English Settlement in Machias Bay
1763 - 1904

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By William Fischer, Jr., September 22, 2011

1. First Permanent English Settlement in Machias Bay Marker

Inscription.
This tablet marks the landing place of the company which made the first permanent English settlement in this town, May 20, 1763. The little band consisted of Samuel and Sylvanus Scott, Timothy George, and David Libby, John and Solomon Stone, Daniel and Japhet Hill, DanielFogg, Isaiah Foster, Westbrook Berry, wife and three children, Isaac Larrabee, wife and three children, Joel Bonney, Wooden Foster, all of Scarborough, Thomas Buck of Plymouth and Jonathan Carlton of Sheepscot.

Erected 1904 by Hannah Weston Chapter, D.A.R.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.

Location. 44° 42.849′ N, 67° 27.57′ W. Marker is in Machias, Maine, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Maine Route 192) and Free Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street. Click for map. Marker has been relocated to the grounds of the Burnham Tavern Museum. Marker is in this post office area: Machias ME 04654, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Burnham Tavern (here, next to this marker); The Machias River (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Naval Battle of the American Revolution (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away).

By William Fischer, Jr., September 22, 2011

2. First Permanent English Settlement in Machias Bay Marker

At Burnham Tavern

Also see . . .
1. Historic Machias, Maine. (Submitted on April 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. Machias, Maine, at Wikipedia. (Submitted on April 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on April 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 187 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.