Mendon in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

First Meeting House

1630 - 1930

Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, September 30, 2011

1. First Meeting House Marker

Inscription. Here stood Mendon's first meetinghouse, built in 1668 and destroyed by Indians in 1676. Joseph Emerson, the minister, was an ancestor of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Colonial Era. In addition, it is included in the King Philip's War 1675-1676, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1668.

Location. 42° 6.43′ N, 71° 33.209′ W. Marker is in Mendon, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Hastings Street (Massachusetts Route 16), on the left when traveling north on Main Street. Marker is located in Founders Park near the Mendon Historical Museum. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mendon MA 01756, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Quiet Corner,

in Greater Worcester,

and in the Blackstone 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 walking distance of this marker: Founders’ Park (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Founders' Park (a few steps from this marker); Mendon Historical Society (a few steps from this marker); Mendon’s First Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); Mendon World War I Monument

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(about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mendon Korean Vietnam Era Monument (about 700 feet away); Mendon World World War II Monument (about 700 feet away); Harrison Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mendon.

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 September 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Mendon Historical Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, September 30, 2011

2. Mendon Historical Museum

Founders Park Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, September 30, 2011

3. Founders Park Monument

Founders Park Monument-Front image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, September 30, 2011

4. Founders Park Monument-Front

Founders Park Monument-Rear image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, September 30, 2011

5. Founders Park Monument-Rear

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,117 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.