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Rehoboth in Bristol County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Samual Baker Grist & Sawmill Site

1810-1870

 
 
Samual Baker Grist & Sawmill Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bryan Simmons, June 1, 2012
1. Samual Baker Grist & Sawmill Site Marker
Inscription. Founded by Josiah Millerd in 1731. For over 140 years neighborhood farmers had their corn ground into meal and their logs sawn into lumber at this mill.
 
Erected by Rehoboth Historical Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraIndustry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1731.
 
Location. 41° 48.548′ N, 71° 14.344′ W. Marker is in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. It is on Brook Street north of Pleasant Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 67 Brook Street, Rehoboth MA 02769, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Providence. 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Horton Signal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Daniel Bullock- Samuel Baker Sawmill site 1750-1850 (approx. half a mile away); Site of Original Oak Swamp Church (approx. half a mile away); Liberty Tree (approx. 0.8 miles away); Palmer River Pound (approx. one mile away); Bad Luck Pond (approx. 1.7 miles away); Orleans Manufacturing Co. (approx. 2 miles away); The Palmer's River Meeting House (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rehoboth.
 
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Samual Baker Grist & Sawmill Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bryan Simmons
2. Samual Baker Grist & Sawmill Site Marker
Samual Baker Grist & Sawmill Site Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bryan Simmons, June 1, 2012
3. Samual Baker Grist & Sawmill Site Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 947 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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