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

Here Stood the Meeting House

Photographed by Marc Posner, July 7, 2020

1. Here Stood the Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Here
stood the Meeting House
in which met
The Provincial Congress
from April 22 to July 19, 1775.
Here
the Great and General Court
or Assembly
was Organized and held its
Sessions from July 19, 1775
to Nov. 9, 1776
and from June 2
to June 23, 1778.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1775.

Location. 42° 22.099′ N, 71° 10.695′ W. Marker is in Watertown, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Mt. Auburn Street (Massachusetts Route 16) and Common Street, on the right when traveling west on Mt. Auburn Street. Located in the Common Street Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Watertown MA 02472, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Washington Passed This Place (here, next to this marker); Hood Rubber Company War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thomas Mayhew (approx. 0.4 miles away); Benjamin Robbins Curtis (approx. 0.4 miles away); Watertown (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Eaton Priest (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Washington Passed This Place (approx. half a mile away); Watertown World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watertown.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 15, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 211 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 7, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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