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

Chelmsford

1630 - 1930

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, August 5, 2011

1. Chelmsford (Vinal Square) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Settled in 1653 by people from Concord and Woburn. Named after Chelmsford in Essex.

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 1653.

Location. 42° 38.295′ N, 71° 22.91′ W. Marker is in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is at the intersection of Princeton Street and Wright Street, on the right when traveling south on Princeton Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chelmsford MA 01824, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Wannalancet (approx. 1.3 miles away); Mansion House (approx. 2 miles away); The Great Gate (approx. 2.7 miles away); "Francis’ Folly" (approx. 2.7 miles away); Working the Water (approx. 2.7 miles away); District No. 1 School (approx. 3.1 miles

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away); First School for Lip-Reading (approx. 3.1 miles away); Revolutionary War Monument (approx. 3.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chelmsford.

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 6, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Vinal Square Chelmsford Massachusetts image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, August 5, 2011

2. Vinal Square Chelmsford Massachusetts

Marker with gazebo. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, August 5, 2011

3. Marker with gazebo.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 693 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 6, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.