Walpole in Norfolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Old Meeting House Common

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, June 7, 2012

1. Old Meeting House Common Marker

Inscription. Site of Walpole's first houses of God, Those of Reverend Philip Payson and Reverend George Morey, Early Harvard Graduates.

O Zion Mount of pleading, our forefathers earlier shrine. Though now shorn of crest and hillsides art thou "Auld Lang Syne" Twilight memories.

Erected 1936 by Issac Newton Lewis.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 42° 8.717′ N, 71° 15.225′ W. Marker is in Walpole, Massachusetts, in Norfolk County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 1A) near West Street, in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walpole MA 02081, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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walking distance of this marker: "Rocky" Flagpole (here, next to this marker); Walpole Armed Forces Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Desert Shield / Desert Storm Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Walpole French and Indian War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Crossing (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans of Walpole Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First School House (within shouting distance of this marker); The Deacon Willard Lewis House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Walpole.

Photographed by Bryan Simmons, June 7, 2012

2. Old Meeting House Common Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Bryan Simmons of Attleboro, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.