Scituate in Plymouth County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Satuit Brook
1630 - 1930
Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 21, 2011
1. Satuit Brook Marker
Erected 1930 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1640.
Location. 42° 11.571′ N, 70° 43.564′ W. Marker is in Scituate, Massachusetts, in Plymouth County. It is on Front Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is just before the bridge and a few yards north of the four-way intersection of Front Street with First Parish Road, Kent Street, and Edward Foster Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Scituate MA 02066, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on the South Shore. 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: Men of Kent Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away); First Meeting House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the First Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Training Field (approx. half a mile away); Mann Historical Museum (approx. 0.6 miles away);
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Edgerton Bell (was approx. one mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . . Historical Markers Erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission (1930). Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on August 21, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 21, 2011
2. Satuit Brook Flowing Toward the Ocean
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2011, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,323 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 22, 2011, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
