Middleton in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
First Town Meeting
Photographed by Michael Tiernan, November 17, 2010
1. First Town Meeting Marker
Erected by Town Meeting Apartments.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1775.
Location. 42° 35.747′ N, 71° 0.324′ W. Marker is in Middleton, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Maple Street (Massachusetts Route 62), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 76 Maple Street, Middleton MA 01949, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: National Historic Landmark (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Institution (approx. 2 miles away); The Danvers State Hospital (approx. 2 miles away); The People (approx. 2 miles away); Derby Summer House (approx. 2½ miles away); Village Training Field (approx. 2.9 miles away); Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll (approx. 2.9 miles away); Salem Village Parsonage (approx. 3 miles away).
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Photographed by Michael Tiernan, November 17, 2010
2. Approaching the First Town Meeting Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 757 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
