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

Richard More

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024

1. Richard More Marker

Inscription.
This land was once owned by Richard More, the only Mayflower passenger to move from Plymouth to Salem

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 42° 31.247′ N, 70° 53.435′ W. Marker is in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of Derby Street and Congress Street, on the right when traveling west on Derby Street. The marker is in the side yard of the Lydia Pinkham Memorial Clinic. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Derby St, Salem MA 01970, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ North Shore,

in Greater Boston,

and in the Merrimack Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Very Reverend Theobald Mathew (within shouting distance of this marker); Home of Nathaniel H. Felt (within shouting distance of this marker); Immaculate Conception Parish War Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Immaculate Conception Parish (about 300 feet away); The Salem Witch Trials Memorial (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Salem Witch Trials Memorial (about 300 feet away); Joseph Fenno House / Woman's Friend Society (about 400 feet away); Yin Yu Tang A Chinese Home (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salem.

Also see . . . Richard More at Wikipedia. Arriving as a six-year old indentured servant to the New World, Richard More eventually went on to become a revered sea captain. (Submitted on July 5, 2024.)

Richard More Marker and the Lydia Pinkham Memorial Clinic image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024

2. Richard More Marker and the Lydia Pinkham Memorial Clinic

Lydia Pinkham Memorial Clinic image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Marc Posner, April 29, 2024

3. Lydia Pinkham Memorial Clinic

Credits. This page was last revised on July 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 23, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 755 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 23, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.