Beverly in Essex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Balch House
1630 - 1930
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1638.
Location. 42° 33.733′ N, 70° 53.043′ W. Marker is in Beverly, Massachusetts, in Essex County. Marker is at the intersection of Cabot Street (Massachusetts Route 1A) and Balch Street, on the right when traveling south on Cabot Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 448 Cabot Street, Beverly MA 01915, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Roger Conant (approx. ¼ mile away); Planters Path to their Landing Place (approx. half a mile away); Hale Farm (approx. one mile away); Rev. John Hale House (approx. one mile away); Beverly Vietnam War Memorial (approx. one mile away); Beverly World War II Memorial (approx. one mile away); The Memorial Bell (approx. one mile away); Beverly Korean War Memorial (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beverly.
Regarding Balch House. The Balch House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Also see . . .
1. John Balch House on Wikipedia. (Submitted on October 3, 2010, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on May 21, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
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