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

Sherborn

1630 - 1930

 
 
Sherborn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Russell C. Bixby, May 9, 2011
1. Sherborn Marker
Inscription. Settled in 1652 and called Boggastow, became a town in 1674.
 
Erected 1930 by Massachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraWar, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1652.
 
Location. 42° 15.335′ N, 71° 22.106′ W. Marker is in Sherborn, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is on North Main Street (Massachusetts Route 27) just south of Coolidge Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sherborn MA 01770, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. In Honor of Two Magnificent and Historically Significant Trees (here, next to this marker); Odd Fellow's Building (approx. 2.2 miles away); First Congregational Church (approx. 2.3 miles away); Indian Meetinghouse (approx. 2.9 miles away); Thomas Eames (approx. 4 miles away); Site of Eames Massacre (approx. 4.1 miles away); Old Burying Ground Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles away); Site of the Home of Amos Mills (approx. 4.4 miles away).
 
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 Historical Markers Erected by Massachusetts Bay Colony. (Submitted on May 9, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.)
 
Sherborn Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 7, 2019
2. Sherborn Marker
(looking north • North Main Street on the right • Coolidge Street in left background)
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts. Photos:   1. submitted on May 9, 2011, by Russell Chaffee Bixby of Bernardston, Massachusetts.   2. submitted on March 29, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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