North Attleborough in Bristol County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Plymouth Colony
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Massachusetts Colony

Angle Tree Stone

— 1790 —

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

1. Angle Tree Stone

Inscription.

Plymouth Colony, also, Massachusetts Colony. Angle Tree Stone. Plymouth Colony. This monument, erected by order of the government to perpetuate the place on which the late station or angle tree formerly stood. , The commissioners appointed by the old colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts to run out and establish this line in 1664 were Robert Studson, Constant Southworth, Josias Winslow, Jos. Fisher, Roger Clapp and Eleazer Lusher. They began this work on the 10th day of May, the same year, and marked a tree then standing on this spot, it being 3 miles south of the southerly most part of Charles River. Lemuel Kollock, Esq.,. was appointed agent to cause this monument to be erected. By an order of the General Court of Selectmen of the towns of Wrentham and Attleborough were present Elisha May, Ebenezer Tyler and Caleb Richardson Esquires of Attleborough. , From this stone the line runs east 20 and a half North to Accord Pond. Done at Wrentham the 29th day of Nov., 1790 by Samuel Fisher and Samuel Fisher. , > Massachusetts Colony. This monument, erected by order of the government to perpetuate the place on which the late station or angle tree formerly stood. , The commissioners appointed by the old colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts to run out and establish this line in 1664 were Robert Studson, Constant Southworth, Josias Winslow, Jos. Fisher, Roger Clapp and Eleazer Lusher. They began this work on the 10th day of May, the same year, and marked a tree then standing on this spot, it being 3 miles south of the southerly most part of Charles River. Lemuel Kollock, Esq., . was appointed agent to cause this monument to be erected. By an order of the General Court of Selectmen of the towns of Wrentham and Attleborough were present viz: Samuel Fisher, John Whiting, Nathan Hawes, Nathan Comstock and Nathaniel Ware, Esquires of Wrentham. From this stone the line runs due west the extent of the Commonwealth. Done at Wrentham the 29th day of Nov., 1790 by Samuel Fisher and Son. , ( small plaque ) This Stone was engraved and placed here in 1790 to identify the location where a white oak tree had stood marking the point where the boundary line between Massachusetts and Plymouth Colonies changed directions. Once in an open field, the stone was later enclosed by an iron fence, and since 1985 it has been protected by this brick shelter building. The Angle Tree Stone was placed on the national Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Plymouth Colony This monument, erected by order of the government to perpetuate the place on which the late station or angle tree formerly stood.

The commissioners appointed by the old colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts to run out and establish this line in 1664 were Robert Studson, Constant Southworth, Josias Winslow, Jos. Fisher, Roger Clapp and Eleazer Lusher. They began this work on the 10th day of May, the same year, and marked a tree then standing on this spot, it being 3 miles south of the southerly most part of Charles River.
Lemuel Kollock, Esq., was appointed agent to cause this monument to be erected. By an order of the General Court of Selectmen of the towns of Wrentham and Attleborough were present Elisha May, Ebenezer Tyler & Caleb Richardson Esquires of Attleborough.

From this stone the line runs east 20 & a half North to Accord Pond. Done at Wrentham the 29th day of Nov., 1790 by Samuel Fisher and Samuel Fisher.

> Massachusetts Colony This monument, erected by order of the government to perpetuate the place on which the late station or angle tree formerly stood.

The commissioners appointed by the old colonies of Plymouth and Massachusetts to run out and establish this line

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in 1664 were Robert Studson, Constant Southworth, Josias Winslow, Jos. Fisher, Roger Clapp and Eleazer Lusher. They began this work on the 10th day of May, the same year, and marked a tree then standing on this spot, it being 3 miles south of the southerly most part of Charles River.
Lemuel Kollock, Esq., was appointed agent to cause this monument to be erected. By an order of the General Court of Selectmen of the towns of Wrentham and Attleborough were present viz: Samuel Fisher, John Whiting, Nathan Hawes, Nathan Comstock and Nathaniel Ware, Esquires of Wrentham. From this stone the line runs due west the extent of the Commonwealth. Done at Wrentham the 29th day of Nov., 1790 by Samuel Fisher and Son.

( small plaque )
This Stone was engraved and placed here in 1790 to identify the location where a white oak tree had stood marking the point where the boundary line between Massachusetts and Plymouth Colonies changed directions. Once in an open field, the stone was later enclosed by an iron fence, and since 1985 it has been protected by this brick shelter building. The Angle Tree Stone was placed on the national Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Political Subdivisions. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1790.

Location. 41° 59.119′ N, 71°

Angle Tree Stone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

2. Angle Tree Stone Marker

Plymouth Colony

21.861′ W. Marker is in North Attleborough, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. It can be reached from High Street 0.4 miles east of Fales Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 653 High Street, North Attleboro MA 02760, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Providence.

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: North Attleborough World War II Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); North Attleborough World War I Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away); Veterans Bandstand (approx. 1.6 miles away); North Attleborough World War I Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); North Attleborough 9/11 Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); North Attleborough Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Woodcock-Hatch-Maxcy House (approx. 1.9 miles away); Woodcock Burial Ground (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Attleborough.

Regarding Plymouth Colony / Massachusetts Colony. This marker is near the westernmost end of the border laid out by early colonists between Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth Colony in the 17th Century. This line runs straight through the intersection of US Routes 95 and 495 on the Foxborough and Mansfield line and on to the middle of Accord Pond in Hingham, Massachusetts. From Accord Pond, the same border line follows a straight line to the "Early Boundary Marker" on South Main Street in Scituate,

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

3. Angle Tree Stone Marker

Massachusetts Colony

Massachusetts at Bound Brook near the Mordecai Lincoln Mill & Homestead.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.

Also see . . . Angle Tree Stone (Wikipedia). (Submitted on April 29, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

4. Angle Tree Stone Marker

( small plaque )

Angle Tree Stone Shelter image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, April 27, 2022

5. Angle Tree Stone Shelter

Plainville, Massachusetts Town Seal image. Click for full size.

Photographed by G.W.Bartlett

6. Plainville, Massachusetts Town Seal

The Town Seal of Plainville, the town which borders North Attleboro to the North, incorporates the Angle Tree Stone

Credits. This page was last revised on May 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 1,231 times since then and 81 times this year. Last updated on May 1, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 29, 2022, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. 6. submitted on May 1, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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Angle Tree Stone

— 1790 —

Plymouth Colony
⎯⎯⎯
Massachusetts Colony