West Newbury in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Near This Site
January 18, 2019
1. Near This Site
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1709.
Location. 42° 46.509′ N, 70° 58.871′ W. Marker is in West Newbury, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Crane Neck Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Newbury MA 01985, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: First Site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); America’s First Comb Industry (approx. 1.3 miles away); Camp Sylvester (approx. 1˝ miles away); a different marker also named Near This Site (approx. 1.8 miles away); At this site in 1952 (approx. 2.1 miles away); Birthplace of Jacob Bayley (approx. 2.2 miles away); Goodrich Massacre (approx. 2˝ miles away); Original site of the First Parish Meetinghouse. (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Newbury.
Regarding Near This Site. The site where Elizabeth and Enoch Little started the first homestead in the area is located at 127-57 Crane Neck Street. The story behind this marker is both a love story and a tale of an unmet governmental directive to build a wall here in West Newbury.
Also see . . . Historic Markers in West Newbury.
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