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

First Meetinghouse in Hopkinton

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 30, 2011

1. First Meetinghouse in Hopkinton Marker

Inscription. Near this spot stood
the first
Meetinghouse
in Hopkinton
Built in Removed in
1724 1830

Erected 1911 by the First Congregational Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1724.

Location. 42° 13.759′ N, 71° 31.108′ W. Marker is in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is on Main Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is on the Hopkinton town green, just before the intersection of Main Street and Hayden Rowe Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hopkinton MA 01748, 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 Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: "Flame of the Marathon Run" (approx. ¼ mile away); Ashland Town Hall (approx. 3½ miles away); Westborough's Response to the Alarm of April 19, 1775 (approx. 4.4 miles away); The Jonah Warren House (approx. 4½ miles away); Corporal Harold E. Fay (approx. 4.7 miles away); Site of District 3 Schoolhouse (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Old Connecticut Path (approx. 5.3 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hopkinton.

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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Bay Path (was about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

View of Town Green from Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Roger W. Sinnott, May 30, 2011

2. View of Town Green from Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 27, 2011, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 724 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 27, 2011, by Roger W. Sinnott of Norwell, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.