Northfield in Franklin County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
First Settlement
1630 - 1930
Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, May 20, 2011
1. First Settlement Marker
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1673.
Location. 42° 41.347′ N, 72° 27.525′ W. Marker is in Northfield, Massachusetts, in Franklin County. Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 10) close to Maple Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Northfield MA 01360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Walk of Heroes (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fire Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); King Philip's Hill (approx. one mile away); Site of Squakheag's First Grist Mill (approx. one mile away); Northfield Main Street Historic District (approx. 1.7 miles away); Indian Council Fires (approx. 1.9 miles away); Nathaniel Dickinson (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northfield.
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Also see . . . Tercentenary Commission. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on May 21, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, May 20, 2011
2. First Settlement Marker
Photographed By Stephen St. Denis, May 31, 2020
3. First Settlement Marker
Marker recently restored. May 2020
Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,159 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on October 9, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. 3. submitted on June 11, 2020, by Stephen St. Denis of Worcester, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
