Hopkinton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The Bay Path
1630 - 1930
Photographed by Michael Girardi, June 21, 2011
1. The Bay Path Marker
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1630.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 42° 13.736′ N, 71° 31.212′ W. Marker was in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It was on Main Street (Massachusetts Route 135), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker was in this post office area: Hopkinton MA 01748, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Greater Boston. It was also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 location, measured as the crow flies: First Meetinghouse in Hopkinton (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Flame of the Marathon Run" (approx. 0.2 miles away); Ashland Town Hall (approx. 3.6 miles away); Westborough's Response to the Alarm of April 19, 1775 (approx. 4.3 miles away); The Jonah Warren House (approx. 4½ miles away); Corporal Harold E. Fay
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More about this marker. Marker is being restored by Hopkinton Center Historic District Commission.
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 June 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
Additional commentary.
1. Marker Restoration
Marker has been removed for restoration by Hopkinton Center Historical District Commission-June 2011.
— Submitted June 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.
Photographed by Sonny Anderson, January 25, 2019
2. The Bay Path Marker
Photographed by Google Map, July 2015
3. The Bay Path Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 2,051 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on December 3, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1. submitted on June 20, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. 2, 3. submitted on January 26, 2019, by Sonny Anderson of Framingham, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
