Reading in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Reading
1630 - 1930
Photographed By Tony Maniscalco, April 24, 2011
1. Reading Marker
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1664.
Location. 42° 31.525′ N, 71° 6.148′ W. Marker is in Reading, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 28) and Route 129, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reading MA 01867, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Old Parker Tavern - 1680 (approx. 0.3 miles away); Woburn (approx. 4.1 miles away); John Harvard's Land (approx. 4.2 miles away); Old Middlesex Canal (approx. 4.6 miles away); Adam Hawkes (approx. 5 miles away); Converse Bridge (approx. 5.3 miles away); Site of First House (approx. 5.4 miles away); Molyneaux Circle (approx. 5.8 miles away).
More about this marker. Between Town of Reading Town Hall
this page online
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 May 31, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2011, by Tony Maniscalco of Agawam, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 24, 2011, by Tony Maniscalco of Agawam, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
