Lowell in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Wannalancet
1630 - 1930
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, May 9, 2011
1. Wannalancet Marker
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list.
Location. 42° 39.313′ N, 71° 23.685′ W. Marker is in Lowell, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Pawtucket Blvd and Island Road on Pawtucket Blvd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Tyngsboro MA 01879, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston and in the Merrimack Valley. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Mansion House (approx. Ύ mile away); Chelmsford (approx. 1.3 miles away); Pawtucket Canal (approx. 3.3 miles away); Around the Falls (approx. 3.3 miles away); Working the Water (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Great Gate (approx. 3.4 miles
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More about this marker. Marker is located at the corner of Pawtucket Blvd. & Island Road in Tyngsboro, MA.
Also see . . . Historical markers erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on May 9, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Additional commentary.
1. Location of marker
The Massachusetts Tercentenary Commission in 1930 listed this marker as being located in Lowell, MA, while the actual location is just over the city line in in Tygsboro, MA.
— Submitted May 9, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,332 times since then and 19 times this year. Last updated on October 9, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. Photo 1. submitted on May 9, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
