Ipswich Massachusetts Village Green Memorial
Side 1
A few rods east of this spot were the dwelling and school house of Ezekiel Cheever first master of the Grammar School 1650-1661. In the east side of the common was the home of Rev. Nathaniel Ward 1634 Minister of Ipswich 1637 author of "The simple cobbler of Acgawam: compiler of the Body of Liberties The residence of Richard Salstonstall was on the south side of the common and that of Rev. Nathaniel Rogers pastor of Ipswich Church 1639-1655 was on the west side.
Side 2
inscription: Here stood the first Meeting House of the 1747 South Parrish 1837 The expedition against Quebec, Benedict Arnold in command, Aaron Burr in the ranks, marched by this spot Sept. 17, 1775. Rev. William Hubbard Pastor of the Ipswich Church 1656-1704 Historian of the Indian Wars lived near the river about a hundred rods eastward. Erected by the Ipswich Historical Society 1896
Erected 1896 by Ipswich Historical Society.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary.
Location. 42° 40.602′ N, 70° 50.132′ W. Memorial is in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is at the intersection of S. Main Street and S. Village Green, in the median on S. Main Street. Marker is located in the median at the intersection of S. Village Green and S. Main Street. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Ipswich MA 01938, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Massachusetts’ 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,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: South Green (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Knight House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Ipswich House (about 400 feet away); Ipswich Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Sawmill Point (about 600 feet away); Along The Ipswich River (about 600 feet away); The District (about 800 feet away); Agawam - Ipswich (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ipswich.
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