West Brookfield in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Fort Gilbert
1630 - 1930
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, May 30, 2011
1. Fort Gilbert Marker
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1688.
Location. 42° 14.303′ N, 72° 8.147′ W. Marker is in West Brookfield, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is at the intersection of Massachusetts Route 67 and Winter Street, on the right when traveling north on Massachusetts Route 67. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: West Brookfield MA 01585, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Quiet Corner and in Greater Worcester. 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: Boston Post Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rice Memorial Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); West Brookfield Civil, Spanish and World War Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); West Brookfield Veterans Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); West Brookfield Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Brookfield (approx. 1.6 miles away); Civil War Memorial
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1. Brief History of Quaboag Plantation. The surrounding area towns during the Massachusetts Bay period were known as the Quaboag Plantation.The Town which is now West Brookfield encompasses the site of the first settlement of Quaboag Plantation. The Quaboag Plantation today is made up of 6 towns: Brookfield, North Brookfield, West Brookfield, East Brookfield, New Braintree, and Warren. (Submitted on May 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
2. Historical Markers Erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission (1930). Tercentenary Commission Markers. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on May 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, May 30, 2011
2. Fort Gilbert Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,790 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
