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

Governor Winthrop House

1630 - 1930

Photographed by Russell C. Bixby, October 9, 2011

1. Governor Winthrop House Marker

Inscription. Site of house erected by Governor Winthrop about 1634 and occupied for a time previous to 1647 by his son Deane who established on the nearby hill a ship signaling station by hoisting a bush to the top of a pole.

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 1634.

Location. 42° 22.005′ N, 70° 58.164′ W. Marker is in Winthrop, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is at the intersection of Shirley Street and Ingleside Avenue on Shirley Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 95 Terrace Ave, Winthrop MA 02152, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and

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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: Metcalf Square (approx. one mile away); Deane Winthrop House (approx. 1.1 miles away); Donald McKay Monument (approx. 2.8 miles away); Harbor of Shame No More (approx. 2.9 miles away); South Boston Korean War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Many Forts, Many Uses (approx. 2.9 miles away); Harbor Mines Explosion (approx. 2.9 miles away); Bob Greene the Firefighter... (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winthrop.

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 August 8, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 855 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photo 1. submitted on October 13, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.