In 1637 William Peirce, Captain of the ship "Lion" erected this house which was occupied from 1647 to 1703 by Deane Winthrop, younger son of Governor Winthrop. — — Map (db m48828) HM
Site of house erected by Governor Winthrop about 1634 and occupied for a time previous to 1647 by his son Deane who established on the nearby hill a ship signaling station by hoisting a bush to the top of a pole. — — Map (db m48825) HM
Upon this historic site there once stood our three village schools. The first, a one room school built in 1805, was replaced in 1851 when a larger one was needed. The first Town Hall was built here in 1856 with a school on the second floor. . . . — — Map (db m171040) HM
