Stow in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Stow
1630 - 1930
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, June 27, 2011
1. Stow Marker
The plantation called Pompositticut, settled about 1660, became a town and received its present name, 1685.
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1660.
Location. 42° 25.912′ N, 71° 29.012′ W. Marker is in Stow, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is on Great Road (Massachusetts Route 62) just south of Pompositicot Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stow MA 01775, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Faulkner Homestead (approx. 2.4 miles away); a different marker also named Stow (approx. 3.1 miles away); Henderson Inches Sawmill (approx. 3.6 miles away); Captain Thomas Wheeler House (approx. 4½ miles away); Washington at the Wayside Inn (approx. 5.2 miles away); Hudson Veteran's Memorial (approx. 5.2 miles away);
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Also see . . . Tercentenary Commission Markers. Internet Archive website entry:
Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, June 27, 2011
2. Stow Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,003 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on October 9, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
