Sudbury in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Goodenow Garrison House Site
Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, June 6, 2026
1. Goodenow Garrison House Site Marker
Near Here Stood the Goodenow Garrison House.
Erected by Capt. Edmond Goodenow.
In April 1676 the Sudbury settlers sought refuge in this building when the locality was invaded by Indians.
This memorial was erected in 1903 by The Goodnow Descendants.
Erected 1903 by The Goodnow Descendants.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. In addition, it is included in the King Philip's War 1675-1676 series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1676.
Location. 42° 21.744′ N, 71° 23.856′ W. Memorial is in Sudbury, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is on Boston Post Road (Massachusetts Route 20) 0.1 miles west of Goodmans Hill Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 151 Boston Post Road, Sudbury MA 01776, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Goodnow Garrison House (a few steps from this marker); Sudbury (approx. Ό mile away); Men of the Sudbury Fight Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); Capt. Samuel Wadsworth (approx. 0.8 miles away); Hop Brook Mill
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Also see . . . History of Sudbury - Chapter XI (1675-1700) - The Goodnow Garrison pg. 199.
This garrison stood a little southeasterly of the present Coolidge house, or a few rods northeast to east of the East Sudbury railroad station, and perhaps twenty or thirty rods from the South Sudbury and Way land highway.(Submitted on June 9, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, June 6, 2026
2. Goodenow Garrison House Site Marker
Photographed by G.W.Bartlett, June 6, 2026
3. Goodenow Garrison House Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 6, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 18 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 6, 2026, by G.W.Bartlett of Hingham, Massachusetts. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
