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

Jonas Rice

1630 - 1930

Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, July 20, 2011

1. Jonas Rice Marker

Inscription. On the slope of the hill one-half mile west stood the house of Jonas Rice, the first permanent dwelling in Worcester, built in 1713. He served as schoolmaster and his son, Adonijah, was the first white child born in Worcester.

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 Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1713.

Location. 42° 15.065′ N, 71° 46.892′ W. Marker is in Worcester, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. It is at the intersection of Grafton Street (Massachusetts Route 122) and Plantation Street, on the right when traveling north on Grafton Street. Marker is located at Rice Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Worcester MA 01604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Quiet Corner

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jonas Rice Homesite (approx. 0.3 miles away); The United Nations Defensive (approx. 1.1 miles away); The United Nations Offensive (approx. 1.1 miles away); Communist Chinese Intervention (approx. 1.1 miles away); The 65th Infantry Regiment / El Regimiento Del 65 De Infantería

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(approx. 1.1 miles away); Forgotten No More (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Central Massachusetts Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Blackstone Canal: 1828-1848 (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Worcester.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Samuel Leonardson (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of 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 July 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Rice Square Worcester, Massachusetts image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, July 20, 2011

2. Rice Square Worcester, Massachusetts

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 2,536 times since then and 64 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.