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

1639 At This Rock Now In Fragments

Photographed by Ralph Cahoon

1. 1639 At This Rock Now In Fragments Marker

Inscription. 1639 At This Rock Now In Fragments Tradition Reports That The Settlers of Barnstable Received The Sacrament For The First Time In Their New Abode And Held Their First Town Meeting This Tablet to Their Memorty Was Set Up In 1916

Erected 1916.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1639.

Location. 41° 42.017′ N, 70° 19.664′ W. Marker is in Barnstable, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It is on Main St (Massachusetts Route Rt 6A), on the right when traveling west. Across the Street from Barnstable-West Barnstable Elementary School entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Barnstable MA 02630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Near this marker stood the second meetinghouse in Barnstable (approx. ¼ mile away); Thomas Hinckley (approx. 0.4 miles away); Rev. Joseph Hull House (approx. 0.6 miles away); First Meeting House In Barnstable (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rev. John Lothrop (approx. 0.6 miles away); Men Of Barnstable (approx. one mile away); Olde Colonial Courthouse

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(approx. one mile away); Mercy Otis Warren (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barnstable.

Photographed by Ralph Cahoon

2. 1639 At This Rock Now In Fragments Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 9, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2021, by Ralph Cahoon of Barnstable, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,219 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2021, by Ralph Cahoon of Barnstable, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.