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

The Old Parker Tavern - 1680

1630 - 1930

The Old Parker Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tony Maniscalco, April 24, 2011

1. The Old Parker Tavern Marker

Inscription. One-eighth of a mile to "the simple home of an ordinary man, not wealthy, not particularly distinguished, but a type of the God-fearing yeomanry .... as Ephraim Parker left it, it remains today an unchanged relic in the midst of a changing world."

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list.

Location. 42° 31.253′ N, 71° 6.203′ W. Marker is in Reading, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Main Street (Route 28) and Washington Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Reading MA 01867, 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,

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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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Reading (approx. 0.3 miles away); Woburn (approx. 3.8 miles away); John Harvard's Land (approx. 3.9 miles away); Woburn Public Library (approx. 3.9 miles away); Old Middlesex Canal (approx. 4.4 miles away); Adam Hawkes (approx. 4.8 miles away); Converse Bridge (approx. 5 miles away); Site of First House (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Scotch House (was approx. 4.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding The Old Parker Tavern - 1680. The Parker Tavern is at 103 Washington Street. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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

Old Parker Tavern image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tony Maniscalco, April 24, 2011

2. Old Parker Tavern

of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on May 31, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Old Parker Tavern - Front Enterance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tony Maniscalco, April 24, 2011

3. Old Parker Tavern - Front Enterance

Old Parker Tavern - Rear Extension image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tony Maniscalco, April 24, 2011

4. Old Parker Tavern - Rear Extension

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2011, by Tony Maniscalco of Agawam, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 980 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 24, 2011, by Tony Maniscalco of Agawam, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.