Saugus in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Adam Hawkes
1630-1930
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, October 9, 2011
1. Adam Hawkes Marker
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 1630.
Location. 42° 29.397′ N, 71° 1.085′ W. Marker is in Saugus, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Walnut Street (Massachusetts Route 129) just east of Broadway (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Saugus MA 01906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ North Shore, 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Appleton's Pulpit (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Forge (approx. 1½ miles away); Making Iron (approx. 1½ miles away); The Casting House (approx. 1½ miles away); Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1½ miles away); River Basin Terminus (approx. 1½ miles away); Saugus Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); Saugus Korea/Vietnam Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Saugus.
Other markers no longer nearby. Iron Works (was approx. 1½ miles away but has been confirmed missing); The Scotch House (was
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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 October 10, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton
2. Wide view of Adam Hawkes Marker
Looking north along Walnut Street at the marker in a group of shrubs.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 10, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 2,088 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 10, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on July 1, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
