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

Site of the Sandwich Academy

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 15, 2023

1. Site of the Sandwich Academy Marker

Inscription. The first private school
of higher learning
in Barnstable County
Incorporated by the State Legislature
Feb. 21, 1804
Placed by the Sandwich Historical Society 1971

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.

Location. 41° 45.311′ N, 70° 29.898′ W. Marker is in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. It is at the intersection of Water Street and School Street, on the right when traveling south on Water Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 18 Water Street, Sandwich MA 02563, 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 walking distance of this marker: Dexter’s Grist Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Our Fallen Heroes in The World War

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); First Church of Christ / The Dexter Grist Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lest We Forget (approx. ¼ mile away); Sandwich Town Hall/Mill Creek (approx. ¼ mile away); Sandwich Vietnam War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Sandwich Civil War Monument (approx. ¼ mile away); Battle Of The Bulge (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandwich.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 15, 2023

2. Site of the Sandwich Academy Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 467 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.