Rockport in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Samuel De Champlain
Photographed by David Remington, January 18, 2014
1. Samuel De Champlain Marker
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1924.
Location. 42° 39.017′ N, 70° 35.95′ W. Marker is in Rockport, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of South St. and Whale Cove lane on South St.. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rockport MA 01966, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Massachusetts’ Cape Ann, on the North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Benjamin Tarr House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Town Wharves (approx. one mile away); Cannon from the U.S.S. Constitution (approx. one mile away); Harvey Park (approx. one mile away); Rockport World War I & II Memorial (approx. one mile away); Old Stone Fort (approx. 1.1 miles away); Straitsmouth Island (approx. 1.1 miles away); Bear Skin Neck (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2014, by David Remington of Rockport, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 1,360 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 23, 2014, by David Remington of Rockport, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
