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Stow in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

Stow

1630 - 1930

 
 
Stow(Bolton Town Line) Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, June 27, 2011
1. Stow(Bolton Town Line) Marker
Inscription. The plantation called Pompositticut, settled about 1660, became a town and received its present name, 1685.
 
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1660.
 
Location. 42° 24.024′ N, 71° 31.625′ W. Marker is in Stow, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is on Wilkins Street (Massachusetts Route 62) near High Street (Local Route .01), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stow MA 01775, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Hudson Veteran's Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Hudson Veteran's Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named Stow (approx. 3.1 miles away); The John Brown Bell (approx. 3.8 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 3.9 miles away); Doughboy Monument (approx. 3.9 miles away); High School Common (approx. 3.9 miles away); Robert W. "Red" Touchette (approx. 4 miles away).
 
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 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 June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 527 times since then and 7 times this year. Last updated on October 9, 2011, by Michael Tiernan of Danvers, Massachusetts. Photo   1. submitted on June 28, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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