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

Birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton

January 4, 2019

1. Birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton Marker

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Birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton, born November 6, 1807. He was president of Harvard College from 1860-1862.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is November 6, 1807.

Location. 42° 48.733′ N, 70° 56.683′ W. Marker is in West Newbury, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 113) and Garden Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Newbury MA 01985, 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. Original site of the First Parish Meetinghouse. (approx. ¾ mile away); Native American Raid (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of the Quaker Meetinghouse (approx. 1.6 miles away); Near This Site (approx. 1.7 miles away); At this site in 1952 (approx. 1.9 miles away); Birthplace of Jacob Bayley (approx. 2 miles away); Macy-Colby House (approx. 2.4 miles away); First Site of the Second Parish Meetinghouse (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in West Newbury.

Regarding Birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton.

January 4, 2019

2. Birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton Marker

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The birthplace of Cornelius Conway Felton is located at 868-98 Main Street. The story behind the marker is one of a famous classicist and educator whose “genial disposition and his fellow-feeling with young life, which never waned, made him a favorite teacher, even with those who profited the least by his instruction”—and whose remarkable West Newbury-born siblings included brother Samuel Morse Felton, who as President of the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad helped save President Lincoln and his train from being blown up in an assassination attempt.

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

Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2020. This page has been viewed 70 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2020. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.