Lanesborough in Berkshire County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The First and Second Meeting Houses of Lanesborough
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015
1. The First and Second Meeting Houses of Lanesborough Marker
On the Original Steps of Marble from Lanesborough Quarries
Marks the Site of
The First and Second Meeting Houses
of the
First Church of Christ in Lanesborough
Organized March 28, 1764.
“I have reared me a monument more lasting than bronze”
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is March 28, 1917.
Location. 42° 31.136′ N, 73° 13.65′ W. Marker is in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, in Berkshire County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 7) and Church Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lanesborough MA 01237, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Berkshires. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Memory of Jonathan Smith (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lanesborough Remembers (about 500 feet away); Daniel H. Petithory (approx. 1.8 miles away); The Rockwell Road To Greylock (approx. 2.1 miles away); Welcome to Mount Greylock State Reservation (approx. 2½ miles away); Ashuwillticook Rail Trail (approx. 3.6 miles away); Fitch-Hoose House
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Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015
2. The First and Second Meeting Houses of Lanesborough Marker
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015
3. The First and Second Meeting Houses of Lanesborough Marker
The stone building is the the former Registry of Deeds office, c. 1827.
Photographed by Michael Herrick, July 2, 2015
4. The First and Second Meeting Houses of Lanesborough Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 8, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 519 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 8, 2015, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.
