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

Free School

1630 - 1930

Photographed By Michael Tiernan, September 23, 2011

1. Free School Marker

Inscription. A free school for Chebacco parish was opened in an upper room of this house in 1695 by the appointed master, Nathaniel Rust, Junior. The town gave "Six acres of pasture land for the benefit of the school and one-quarter acre for Mr. Rust's house."

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Education • Notable Places • 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 1695.

Location. 42° 38.288′ N, 70° 46.933′ W. Marker is in Essex, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Marker is on John Wise Avenue (Massachusetts Route 133). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 John Wise Avenue, Essex MA 01929, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shipbuilders Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Shipyard of 1668 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Herbert Goodhue War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Essex Massachusetts Soldier’ Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Knowlton Moore Memorial Playground (approx.

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0.4 miles away); John Wise House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Masconomet Sagamore of the Agawams (approx. 2 miles away); Ipswich Massachusetts War Memorial (approx. 3.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Essex.

More about this marker. The marker is on the side of a busy road surrounded by a large amount of underbrush and in front of a large fence. There is not much to see other than this marker itself.

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.)

Free School Marker and Rust Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Robert Harrison, September 14, 2023

2. Free School Marker and Rust Home

Photographed By Michael Tiernan, September 23, 2011

3. Free School Marker

Marker as seen from across the street.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 826 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 24, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on September 14, 2023, by Robert Harrison of Gloucester, Massachusetts. 3. submitted on September 25, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.