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

Old Ship Church

1630 - 1930

 
 
Old Ship Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, September 30, 2007
1. Old Ship Church Marker
Inscription. Erected in 1681, it is the oldest church structure in the United States to have been used continuously for public worship. Samuel Lincoln, original American ancestor of Abraham Lincoln, worshipped here regularly.
 
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & ReligionColonial Era. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers, and the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1681.
 
Location. 42° 14.465′ N, 70° 53.234′ W. Marker is in Hingham, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Elm Street on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hingham MA 02043, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hingham Massachusetts (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Reverend Peter Hobart (approx. 0.2 miles away); Samuel Lincoln House (approx. ¼ mile away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. ¼ mile away); POW/MIA Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Paragon Park (approx. 2.6 miles away);
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Hull (approx. 2.7 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hingham.
 
Also see . . .
1. Historical markers erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on November 17, 2009, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.) 

2. Hingham Historical Society. The Society maintains its headquarters at Old Derby Academy, a handsome Federal-style structure on lower Main Street that more than 200 years ago was a co-educational school. Besides being a meeting place for the Society and repository for many of its archives, Old Derby is available to rent for special occasions. (Submitted on October 15, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.) 
 
Additional keywords. Unitarian Universalism
 
Old Ship Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, September 30, 2007
2. Old Ship Church
Old Ship Church image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, September 30, 2007
3. Old Ship Church
Hingham Memorial Bell Tower image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, September 30, 2007
4. Hingham Memorial Bell Tower
Bell Tower Plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, September 30, 2007
5. Bell Tower Plaque
Parish House image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Tom Fuchs, September 30, 2007
6. Parish House
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,596 times since then and 14 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 9, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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