Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Site of Early Meeting House
1630 - 1930
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, September 26, 2011
1. Site of Early Meeting House Marker
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1660.
Location. 42° 20.493′ N, 71° 11.522′ W. Marker is in Newton, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is on Center Street close to Cotton Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newton MA 02458, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: East Parish Burying Ground (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Civil War Soldiers Monument (approx. 1.1 miles away); Watertown (approx. 1.7 miles away); Thomas Mayhew (approx. 1.7 miles away); Benjamin Robbins Curtis (approx. 1.7 miles away); Hood Rubber Company War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Washington Passed This Place (approx. 1.8 miles away); George Eaton Priest (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newton.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Roger Clap Memorial (was approx. 1.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
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 July 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, September 26, 2011
2. Marker from street view.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,294 times since then and 73 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1. submitted on September 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on September 27, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
