Essex in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Shipbuilders Memorial
Photographed by James R. Murray, August 24, 2016
1. Shipbuilders Memorial Marker
Main inscription
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 42° 37.958′ N, 70° 46.745′ W. Marker is in Essex, Massachusetts, in Essex County. It is on Main Street (Massachusetts Route 133), on the left when traveling east. Marker is on the grounds of the Essex Historical Society and Shipbuilding Museum, a few feet away from the Shipyard of 1668 marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 64 Main Street, Essex MA 01929, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is on Massachusetts’ Cape Ann, on the North Shore, in Greater Boston, and in the Merrimack Valley. 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: Shipyard of 1668 (within shouting distance of this marker); Knowlton Moore Memorial Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); Herbert Goodhue War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Essex Massachusetts Soldier Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Free School (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Wise House (approx. one mile away); Masconomet Sagamore of the Agawams (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Great Marsh (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Essex.
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Photographed by James R. Murray, August 24, 2016
2. Shipbuilders Memorial Marker
Long view of memorial
Photographed by James R. Murray, August 24, 2016
3. Shipbuilders Memorial Marker
Detail of town seal
Photographed by James R. Murray, August 24, 2016
4. Shipbuilders Memorial Marker
Detail of ship's wheel portion of memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. This page has been viewed 639 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 24, 2016, by James R. Murray of Elkton, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
