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

First Site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse

1731-1816

January 12, 2019

1. First site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse, 1731-1816 Marker

Inscription. First site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse, 1731-1816

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1731.

Location. 42° 47.579′ N, 70° 59.112′ W. Marker is in West Newbury, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Meetinghouse Road north of Ash Street, on the right when traveling north. 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 Massachusetts’ 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: Camp Sylvester (approx. 0.8 miles away); At this site in 1952 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Birthplace of Jacob Bayley

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(approx. one mile away); America’s First Comb Industry (approx. one mile away); Near This Site (approx. 1.3 miles away); Original site of the First Parish Meetinghouse. (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Near This Site (approx. 1.9 miles away); Birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Newbury.

Regarding First Site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse. The site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse is located at 27 Meetinghouse Road. The story behind the marker is one of westward expansion, and, for the benefit of us all then and now, creation of the 1729 map showing who lived where on the roads and lanes extant at that time in West Newbury almost three centuries ago.

Also see . . . Historic Markers in West Newbury. (Submitted on August 31, 2020.)

January 12, 2019

2. First site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse, 1731-1816 Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2020. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2020. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.