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

Danforth Homestead

1630 - 1930

Maria-Billerica Historical Society, May 26, 2011

1. Danforth Homestead Marker

Inscription. Site of homestead of Captain Jonathan Danforth, pioneer of Billerica and famous surveyor. "He rode the circuit, chain'd great towns and farms to good behavior; and by well worked stations he fixed their bounds for many generations. "

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list.

Location. 42° 33.638′ N, 71° 16.172′ W. Marker is in Billerica, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is on Boston Road close to River Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: North Billerica MA 01862, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Billerica & Bedford Rail Road (approx. 2.4 miles away); John Rogers Homestead (approx. 2½ miles away); Billerica (approx. 2.6 miles away); Chief of the Penacooks (approx. 4.4 miles away); Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. 4½ miles away); Minutemen Muster Location (approx. 4.7 miles away); Lowell Cemetery

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(approx. 4.8 miles away); Chelmsford’s “Minuteman Boulder” (approx. 4.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Billerica.

Also see . . . Billerica Historical Society. The Billerica Historical Society, founded in 1894,is a private organization whose mission is to acquire and preserve items of local historical interest and to inform and educate interested citizens about Billerica's rich architectural, cultural, and historical heritage. The Society also maintains The Clara E. Sexton Memorial house (built c.a. 1723) and operates the Billerica(Howe)Museum. (Submitted on September 8, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,354 times since then and 40 times this year. Last updated on June 2, 2017, by Glenn Peters of Billerica, Massachusetts. Photo 1. submitted on June 1, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.