Watertown in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Watertown

1630 - 1930

Photographed by David Russo, May 27, 2011

1. Watertown Marker - North Face

Inscription. Settled by Puritans in 1630 under the leadership of Sir Richard Saltonstall and the Rev. George Phillips who stood firmly for religious toleration and the right of the people to a representative government.

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Government & Politics • 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 1630.

Location. 42° 22.418′ N, 71° 12.452′ W. Marker is in Watertown, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is on Main Street (Massachusetts Route 20), on the right when traveling east. The marker is adjacent to the Gore Place property, across from the end of Longfellow Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: across from 719 Main Street, Watertown MA 02472, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grove Hill Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Honor of the Men of Watertown (approx. 1.1 miles away); Watertown Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Watertown World War II Memorial

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Washington Passed This Place (approx. 1.1 miles away); George Eaton Priest (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Watertown (approx. 1.3 miles away); Benjamin Robbins Curtis (approx. 1.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Watertown.

Also see . . . Watertown, MA website. (Submitted on June 1, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Watertown Marker - South face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Russo, May 27, 2011

2. Watertown Marker - South face

Watertown Marker - Far View image. Click for full size.

Photographed by David Russo, February 27, 2011

3. Watertown Marker - Far View

Photographed by David Russo, May 27, 2011

4. Watertown Marker - Far View

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2011, by David Russo of Watertown, Mass.. This page has been viewed 988 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on October 9, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2011, by David Russo of Watertown, Mass.. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.