Brookfield in Worcester County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Brookﬁeld

1630 -- 1930

Brookfield Marker image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, April 13, 2009

1. Brookfield Marker

Inscription. Settled in 1660 by men from Ipswich on Indian lands called Quaboac. Attacked by Indians in 1675. One garrison house defended to the last. Reoccupied twelve years later.

Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers marker series.

Location. 42° 13.122′ N, 72° 7.178′ W. Marker is in Brookfield, Massachusetts, in Worcester County. Marker is on W Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is located at the Brookfield / West Brookfield border. Marker is in this post office area: Brookfield MA 01506, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); Boston Post Road (approx. 1½ miles away); Fort Gilbert (approx. 1.6 miles away); a different marker also named Gen. Henry Knox Trail (approx. 3.1 miles away); a different marker also named Boston Post Road (approx.

Marker on W Main Street image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, April 13, 2009

2. Marker on W Main Street

3.1 miles away); Birthplace of Lucy Stone (approx. 4.4 miles away); a different marker also named Birthplace of Lucy Stone (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brookfield.

Also see . . . Historical markers erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony. Original 1930 publication by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts of Tercentenary Commission Markers, commemorating the three hundredth anniversary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on November 17, 2009, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)

Categories. • Colonial Era • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers •

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,149 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.