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Approaching the First Town Meeting Marker image, Touch for more information
By Michael Tiernan, November 17, 2010
Approaching the First Town Meeting Marker
101 Massachusetts, Essex County, Middleton — First Town Meeting
On Maple Street (Massachusetts Route 62), on the right when traveling west.
Under a giant oak near this spot on July 9, 1728, Middleton held its first town meeting & received its charter from the province of Massachusetts BayMap (db m48472) HM
102 Massachusetts, Essex County, Newbury — Landing Place of First Settlers1630 - 1930
On High Road (Alternate Massachusetts Route 1), on the left.
Landing place on River Parker of the men and women who settled in Newbury between 1635 and 1650.Map (db m48219) HM
103 Massachusetts, Essex County, Newbury — Newbury1630 - 1930
On Newburyport Turnpike (Massachusetts Route 1), on the right when traveling south.
Indian region called Quascacunquen, settled 1635 under leadership of the puritan clergyman Thomas ParkerMap (db m47986) HM
104 Massachusetts, Essex County, Newbury — Newbury1630 - 1930
On Main Street (Alternate Massachusetts Route 1), on the right when traveling north.
Indian region called Quascacunquen. Settled 1635 under leadership of the puritan clergyman Thomas Parker.Map (db m48593) HM
105 Massachusetts, Essex County, Newburyport — Approach to Carr's Ferry1630 - 1930
On High Street (Massachusetts Route 113) at High Street & Jefferson Street when traveling east on High Street.
First ferry across the Merrimack river from Newbury to Salisbury, established about 1639, and the only route from Boston to the eastern frontier. In 1641 George Carr was appointed ferryman with rights which continued in his family for generations.Map (db m47972) HM
106 Massachusetts, Essex County, Newburyport — Edward Rawson1630 - 1930
On High Street (Massachusetts Route 113), on the right when traveling east.
On this site dwelt Edward Rawson, secretary of the bay colony for thirty-six years, deputy to the General Court for twelve years, elected clerk of the House of Deputies in 1645, he died in Boston 1693.Map (db m47984) HM
107 Massachusetts, Essex County, Newburyport — Watts' Cellar1630 - 1930
On Merrimac St., on the left when traveling east.
Near this spot was "Watts Cellar," a landmark before the settlement of Newbury in 1635. An excavation used for the storage of fish by fishermen who visited the New England coast.Map (db m47985) HM
108 Massachusetts, Essex County, Rockport — Bear Skin Neck1630 - 1930
On Mt. Pleasant Street (Massachusetts Route 127A) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Mt. Pleasant Street.
Named from a bear caught by the tide and killed in 1700. Commercial and shipbuilding center of Rockport for 160 years. First dock built here 1743. Sandy Bay Pier Company organized 1809. Site of Stone Fort and Sea Fencibles Barrack during War of 1812.Map (db m48007) HM
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109 Massachusetts, Essex County, Rockport — First Settler1630 - 1930
On Main Street at Highland Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Here stood the cabin of Richard Tarr founder of the Tarr Family on Cape Ann. He came to Marblehead in 1680, then settled in Sacco, Maine. Driven thence by Indians, he became the first settler of Sandy Bay (Rockport) in 1690.Map (db m48008) HM
110 Massachusetts, Essex County, Rowley — First Fulling Mill1630 - 1930
On Newbury Turnpike (Massachusetts Route 1) at Mill Street, on the right when traveling south on Newbury Turnpike.
Ten rods west is the site of the first fulling mill in the English colonies, built about the year 1643 by John Pearson.Map (db m47953) HM
111 Massachusetts, Essex County, Rowley — Maximilian and Joseph Jewett
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 1A) south of Summer Street, on the right when traveling north.
Near this spot, their graves unmarked, lie buried Maximilian and Joseph Jewett sons of Edward and Mary (Taylor) Jewett of Bradford England They came over in 1638 in the Company led by Rev. Ezekiel Rogers which settled the . . . Map (db m115313) HM
112 Massachusetts, Essex County, Rowley — Rowley Burial Ground1630 - 1930
On Main Street (Alternate Massachusetts Route 1), on the right when traveling north.
The burial ground set apart at the settlement of the town of Rowley in 1639. Here are buried Ezekiel Rogers, Samuel Phillips, Samuel Shepard, Edward Payson and Jedediah Jewett, the earliest ministers of the town, and nearly all the original . . . Map (db m115314) HM
113 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Custom House PlaceSalem Maritime National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Derby Street just west of Palfrey Court, on the left when traveling east.
These quiet backyards of historic houses once formed a neighborhood—and a history—all their own. For a hundred years, a cluster of flats and tenements lined a 200 foot dead-end alley called Custom House Place. Though predominantly Irish in . . . Map (db m186240) HM
114 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Derby HouseSalem Maritime National Historical Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On Derby Street. Reported permanently removed.
The Derby House is the oldest brick house still standing in Salem, and one of the finest examples of Georgian colonial architecture in the United States. Merchant and fleet-owner Richard Derby built the house in 1762 as a wedding present for . . . Map (db m62546) HM
115 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Friends CemeteryEstablished 1718
On Essex Street just east of North Pine Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Friends Burying Ground is Salem's third oldest and smallest cemetery. Its earliest existing gravestone is dated 1702 for Cestofor Foster. Members of the locally well-known Southwick family are also buried here. On this site in 1718 the Religious . . . Map (db m197170) HM
116 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Graves of Greatest Historical Intrest
On Charter Street, on the right when traveling east.
Tomb • Tomb • Jonathan Ward Lib'N Harvard College • Nathaniel Silsbee • Mary Corry First Wife Of Ciles Corry Of Witchcrait Times 1684 • Mary Cromwell 1683 • Doraty Cromwell The Oldest Stone 1673 • 1781 Benjamin . . . Map (db m220842) HM
117 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Home of Nathaniel H. Felt
On Charter Street east of Massachusetts Route 1A.
This house, formerly located at 10 Liberty Street, was once the home of Mormon pioneer and local church leader Nathaniel Henry Felt (1816-1887). Born and raised in Salem, Nathaniel and his brother John ran a tailoring business at 217 Essex . . . Map (db m33724) HM
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118 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Narbonne HouseSalem Maritime National Historical Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
On Essex Street. Reported permanently removed.
The modest house in front of you is one of the oldest in Salem. Built here in 1672, the Narbonne House is also one of America’s few surviving middle-class homes of the 1600s. The builder and first owner was a”slaughterer,” or butcher, Later, . . . Map (db m62543) HM
119 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Roger ConantBorn 1592 – Died 1679 — The First Settler of Salem, 1626 —
On Brown Street at Washington Square, on the left when traveling east on Brown Street.
“I was a means, through grace assisting me, to stop the flight of those few that then were here with me, and that by my utter denial to go away with them, who would have gone either for England, or mostly for Virginia.”Map (db m230547) HM
120 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Saint Peter's Episcopal ChurchSalem, Massachusetts — Founded 1733 —
On St Peter Street, on the right when traveling north.
The first congregation of the Church of England gathered in Salem in 1626. Driven underground by the puritans, it re-emerged in 1733 as Saint Peter's Parish, built on land given by Philip English, one of the accused Salem witches. Just before the . . . Map (db m47989) HM
121 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Salem Harbor
Near Derby Street, 0.3 miles south of Orange Street. Reported missing.
If Salem was once a prosperous world seaport, it was not due to the geography of the harbor, but to the enterprise of her seamen, tradesmen, and merchants. Unlike other major ports such as New York, Salem Harbor had no major river to link it . . . Map (db m86541) HM
122 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Salem Maritime National Historic Site
On Derby Street, on the right when traveling east.
Welcome to Salem Maritime National Historic Site. The site was established in 1938 to preserve the wharves and historic buildings associated with Salem's contributions to the economic development of the young United States. From its founding in . . . Map (db m86459) HM
123 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — The Point Neighborhood
On Congress Street at Peabody Street, on the right when traveling south on Congress Street.
Salem's Point neighborhood was originally known as Stage Point for wooden fish-drying “stages” along the peninsula. Stage Point was a center for Salem’s early maritime business, and key to her historic economic development. . . . Map (db m115319) HM
124 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — To the Farthest Port
Near Derby Street, 0.2 miles south of Orange Street. Reported missing.
In the late 1700s and early 1800s Salem’s ships reached out to the world. From this wharf alone between 1785 and 1799, shipowner Elias Hasket Derby dispatched 170 trading vessels on pioneering voyages to China, India, the East Indies, and the . . . Map (db m86538) HM
125 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salem — Wharves in the Early 1800sSalem Maritime National Historic Site — National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Near Derby Street, on the right when traveling east.
If you visited Salem’s waterfront in the late 1700s or early 1800s you would have been impressed not only by the ships and their exotic cargo, but also by the variety of artisans and craftsmen who worked on the wharf. Sail makers, riggers, rope . . . Map (db m220594) HM
126 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salisbury — Robert Pike Homestead
On Lafayette Rd. at Beach Rd., on the right when traveling north on Lafayette Rd..
Near by stood the house built in 1639 by Robert Pike, a leader in civil and military affairs who represented Salisbury for thirty-seven years in the general court.Map (db m75590) HM
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127 Massachusetts, Essex County, Salisbury — Salisbury
On Lafayette Road (U.S. !) 0.2 miles Pike Street (Massachusetts Route 286).
Early name Colchester settled in 1638. Name changed to Salisbury in 1640 in compliment to its Puritan clergyman William Worcester of Salisbury, England.Map (db m77223) HM
128 Massachusetts, Essex County, Saugus — Adam Hawkes1630-1930
On Walnut Street (Massachusetts Route 129) just east of Broadway (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling east.
Adam Hawkes, the first white settler in Saugus, built on this site about 1630. President John Adams was his great-grandson.Map (db m48116) HM
129 Massachusetts, Essex County, Saugus — Blacksmith Shop
Near Bridge Street.
A ringing anvil and glowing forge were signals that the blacksmith was working. The skill, stamina, and strength of the blacksmith played an important role in constructing machinery and maintaining the ironworkers' equipment. Using simple tools and . . . Map (db m86452) HM
130 Massachusetts, Essex County, Saugus — Making Iron
Near Bridge Street.
Ore, charcoal and rock called gabbro for flux were hauled to this site, and a drying fire was started in the furnace. Within a day or two the water wheels and bellows were set in motion, and the “blast”, once begun, would burn . . . Map (db m86192) HM
131 Massachusetts, Essex County, Saugus — River Basin Terminus
Near Bridge Street.
The discovery of a navigable river at a site which also offered timber and flowing water for power was cause for company investors and site planners to celebrate. Improved roads to this remote area did not exist in the 1600s. Transportation to the . . . Map (db m86451) HM
132 Massachusetts, Essex County, Saugus — The Casting House
Near Bridge Street.
A furnace at full blast kept founders preparing to receive up to a ton of molten liquid iron. Crucible contents were checked frequently and slag impurities that float on top of the heavier molten iron were removed. All preparations had to be . . . Map (db m86454) HM
133 Massachusetts, Essex County, Saugus — The Forge
Near Bridge Street.
At the forge, porous and brittle cast iron was changed into tough, strong, flexible wrought iron. To the sounds of four water wheels turning, the bellows flapping, and the ground-shaking thump of the power hammer, men toiled to make wrought-iron . . . Map (db m86349) HM
134 Massachusetts, Essex County, Swampscott — Elihu Thomson House
On Monument Avenue at Elmwood Road, on the left when traveling north on Monument Avenue.
Elihu Thomson House Has Been Designated A National Historic Landmark This Site Posesses National Significance In Commemorating the History of The United States Of America 1976 National Park Service United States Department of the . . . Map (db m36774) HM
135 Massachusetts, Essex County, Topsfield — Parson Capen House
On Howlett Street, on the right when traveling north.
Parson Capen House has been designated a National Historc Landmark This site possesses national signficance in commemorating the history of the United States of AmericaMap (db m47177) HM
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136 Massachusetts, Essex County, Topsfield — Parson Capen House
On Boston Street (U.S. 1) at High Street (Massachusetts Route 97), on the left when traveling north on Boston Street. Reported missing.
One half mile west of here is the Parson Capen House. Built in 1683 for the minister and a fine specimen of domestic architecture of the Puritan century. Now the home of the Topsfield Historical Society.Map (db m82375) HM
137 Massachusetts, Essex County, Wenham — This Stone Marks the Site of Peter Hill
On Main Street (State Highway 1A), on the right when traveling west.
This stone marks the site of Peter Hill on which about the year 1638 Reverend Hugh Peter Pastor of the church in Salem preached the first sermon in Wenham Text from John III.23 "In enon near to Salim because there was . . . Map (db m48730) HM
138 Massachusetts, Essex County, Wenham — Wenham1630 - 1930
On Main Street (Alternate State Highway 1), on the right when traveling west.
Settled about 1636, called Enon "Because there was much water there" (St. John III, 23). Set off from Salem and name changed to Wenham 1643Map (db m47221) HM
139 Massachusetts, Essex County, Wenham — Wenham1630 - 1930
On Main Street, on the right when traveling east.
Settled about 1636, called Enon, "Because there was much water there" (St. John III, 23). Set off from Salem and name changed to Wenham 1643.Map (db m48728) HM
140 Massachusetts, Essex County, Wenham — Wenham Lake1630 - 1930
Early called the Great Pond. Favorite resort of the indians. Hugh Peter preached on it's shores in 1638Map (db m48729) HM
141 Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Birthplace of Jacob Bayley
On Baileys Lane north of Main Stret (Massachusetts Route 113), on the right when traveling north.
Birthplace of Jacob Bayley, born July 19, 1726. He made a settlement in Vermont on the oxbow of the Connecticut River in 1762, naming it for the place of his birth.Map (db m155512) HM
142 Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Near This Site
On Crane Neck Street, on the right when traveling south.
Near this site the first house on Crane Neck Hill was built in 1709 by Ensign Enoch Little.Map (db m155507) HM
143 Massachusetts, Essex County, West Newbury — Near This Site
On Indian Hill Street at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Indian Hill Street.
Near this site the only Native American recorded killed in West Newbury was killed by Hananiah OrdwayMap (db m155515) HM
144 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Bernardston — Lieut. Ebenezer Sheldon's Fort1630 - 1930
On Northfield Road (U.S. 10), on the right when traveling west.
Built in 1740 on this site. The first Proprietor's Meeting in Fall Town was held here in 1741. The Lieutenant's son Eliakim was shot by Indians in 1747 while working west of the fort walls.Map (db m48011) HM
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145 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Ashley HouseHistoric Deerfield — Opening Doorways To The Past. —
On Old Main Street south of Broughams Road, on the right when traveling south.
Museum admission tickets available at the Visitor Center. • Built 1734, with alterations. • Home of Deerfield's second minister. • Furnishings of the Connecticut River Valley elite.Map (db m230672) HM
146 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Benjamin Barrett
On Memorial St, 0.1 miles east of Old Main St, on the right when traveling west.
Benjamin Barrett -Carpenter - Born 1653 – Died 1690 Soldier with Captain Turner 1676 Settled on Plum Tree Plain Deerfield 1684 Owner of this home Lot No. 27 when he died 1690 This memorial is erected by his lineal . . . Map (db m141120) HM
147 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Cato / Jin Cole / Titus
On Old Main Street south of Broughams Road, on the right when traveling south.
Cato, c. 1737 - 1825, son of Jin Cole, enslaved as a child in this house. Jin Cole, c. 1723 - 1808, captured in Africa at age 12, enslaved in this house. Titus, 1751, enslaved in this house.Map (db m230670) HM
148 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Deerfield1673 - 1973
On Main St at Old Main Street, on the left when traveling west on Main St.
Where Mohawk struck Pocumtuck pride, Sentinel stalks of Indian corn Still guard the Meadow of our world: The sad silence of grass-grown graves A frontier home on the falling ridge And a cold gray February dawn. All of America . . . Map (db m141333) HM
149 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Deerfield Massacre
On Albany Rd at Old Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Albany Rd.
Feb 29, 1703-4 The unfortified house of Benoni Stebbins standing on this lot was held by 7 men besides women and children for three hours against the assault of 200 soldiers and the wiles of 140 Indians. under a French . . . Map (db m141156) HM
150 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Godfrey Nims
On Memorial St, 0.1 miles east of Old Main St., on the right when traveling west.
Godfrey Nims Ancestor of All of the Name of Nims Settled in Deerfield 1674 Fought under Capt. Turner 1676 Bought this Home Lot 1692 His House Burned, His Wife and Seven Children Captured or Killed by Indians in 1704. This New . . . Map (db m141115) HM
151 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Godfrey Nims Home Lot
On Old Main Street just north of Memorial Street, on the right when traveling north.
House built by John and Elizabeth Nims c. 1710 - remodeled c. 1785 Map (db m189294) HM
152 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — history
On Old Main St, 0.3 miles north of Albany Rd, on the left when traveling north.
The Village of Deerfield is an old settlement on an ancient site. The Mile-long street before you was originally a Native path. Ancestors of the Pocumtuck, an Algonquin people, lived here in their homeland for at least 8,000 years, . . . Map (db m141346) HM
153 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — John Sheldon and Hannah Stebbins
On Old Main St, 0.1 miles north of Albany Rd when traveling north.
John Sheldon 1658 - 1733 Hannah Stebbins 1664 – 1704 Married Nov 5 1679 The Home Of John Sheldon Was On This Lot Here Feb 29 1704 His Wife And One Child Were Killed And Four Children Were Taken Captive By The . . . Map (db m143814) HM
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154 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — John Stebbins Home Lot
On Old Main St, 0.2 miles south of Broughtons Pond Rd, on the left when traveling south.
This Marks the Home Lot where John Stebbins Grandson of Rowland the Emigrant A Permanent Settler of 1652 Lived and Died __________ A Soldier under Capt. Lothrop The Only Man Known who Escaped Unhurt At the Bloody Brooke . . . Map (db m141336) HM WM
155 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Memorial Hall
On Memorial St, 0.1 miles east of Old Main St, on the right when traveling west.
Memorial Hall Built in 1798 Occupied as Deerfield Academy Until 1878 Dedicated in 1880 to the Preservation of the Record of Early Days in New England by the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association This Tablet is Erected on . . . Map (db m141125) HM
156 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — nature & culture
Near Old Main Street north of Academy Lane, on the left when traveling north.
The interplay of people and nature has shaped this place for generations. The living things that populate our landscape are part of a continual process of change. Long ago, the Pocumtuck cleared forests of underbrush and set controlled . . . Map (db m230720) HM
157 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Old Deerfield1630 - 1930
On Greenfield Road (U.S. 5) north of Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Indian land called Pocomtuck, settled by men from Dedham in 1671. Attacked by Indians, burnt, and abandoned in 1675. Reoccupied and attacked in 1704 by French and Indians, who took 47 lives, and carried off 112 captives to Canada, of whom 60 were . . . Map (db m48012) HM
158 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Old Deerfield1630 - 1930
On Old Main Street near Wells Street, on the left when traveling north.
Indian land called Pocomtuck, settled by men from Dedham in 1671. Attacked by Indians, burnt, and abandoned in 1675. Reoccupied and attacked in 1704 by French and Indians, who took 47 lives, and carried off 112 captives to Canada, of whom 60 were . . . Map (db m48773) HM
159 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Old Deerfield Village
On Old Main St, 0.2 miles north of Albany Rd, on the left when traveling north.
Old Deerfield Village has been Designated A Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the . . . Map (db m141339) HM
160 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Old Indian House
On Albany Road at Old Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Albany Road.
Site of the Old Indian House Built by Ensign John Sheldon 1698 It stood for 144 years testifying to the tragedy of Feb. 29, 1703 its stout door which kept at bay the French and Indians 13 now safe in Memorial Hall . . . Map (db m141341) HM WM
161 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Quinton Stockwell / Abigail Bullard Stockwell
On Main St, 0.1 miles north of Albany Rd, on the right.
Erected In Memory of Quinton Stockwell and his wife Abigail Bullard Stockwell It was in their house, which stood on this spot, that the Stockwells boarded the Reverend Samuel Mather during the earliest days of . . . Map (db m147359) HM
162 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Rev. Samuel Mather M.A.
On Old Main St, 0.1 miles south of Albany Rd, on the right when traveling north.
In Memory Of Rev. Samuel Mather. M.A. Pioneer Minister of Deerfield 1673 – 75. Who lived in a house on this site. Born at Dorchester, 1650. Graduated Harvard College 1671. Married Hannah, Daughter of Governor Robert Treat Of . . . Map (db m141956) HM
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163 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Sheldon Homestead
On Old Main Street south of Broughams Road, on the right when traveling south.
Built by John Sheldon 1739. Handed down from sire to son to the present owner. The longest holding of state in Franklin County.Map (db m230688) HM
164 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Deerfield — Welcome to Historic DeerfieldHistoric Deerfield — Opening Doorways To The Past. —
On Old Main Street north of Academy Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Historic Deerfield is a museum of early New England history and the arts located within one of New England's most historic villages. Visitors come here to tour our museum collections and the carefully preserved old houses in which they are . . . Map (db m230732) HM
165 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Gill, Riverside — 278 — Riverside Village Historic DistrictTown of Gill, Massachusetts
On Riverview Drive just south of Pine Street, on the right when traveling south.
Riverside Village Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m230570) HM
166 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Greenfield — Town of Greenfield
On Main St. (Massachusetts Route 2A) at US5 & Hwy 2A, on the right when traveling east on Main St..
Settled 1686 by Deerfield residents, incorporated 1753 & made county seat 1811. A major industrial & commercial center at crossroads of major North/South & East/West transportation routes. Home of first American cutlery factory & world's largest tap . . . Map (db m59927) HM
167 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Hawley — First Church of Hawley
On East Hawley Road, on the right when traveling north.
Site of the First Church of Hawley Erected 1793 Reverend Jonathan Grout 1st Pastor This memorial placed by the sons and daughters of Hawley August 10, 1935Map (db m25876) HM
168 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Northfield — Northfield Main Street Historic District
On Main Street (Massachusetts Route 10) 0.6 miles north of North Lane, on the right when traveling south.
Northfield Main Street Historic District 1673 National Register of Historic PlacesMap (db m230988) HM
169 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Orange — Orange Town PoundBuilt Mid 1700s
On Wheeler Avenue at E Road, on the right when traveling north on Wheeler Avenue.
Used to hold stray farm animals until claimed by their owners. A fee was paid for their release. Most colonial towns had a pound; this is one of very few still standing.Map (db m73551) HM
170 Massachusetts, Franklin County, Shelburne Falls — First Permanent Settlement in Shelburne
On South Maple St., on the right when traveling north.
Site of First Permanent Settlement in Shelburne, Mass. 1760 Martin Severance 1718 - 1810 Scout in French and Indian Wars Scout with Rogers Rangers Revolutionary soldier Marked by Dorothy Quincy Hancock Chapter, Daughters of the American . . . Map (db m59639) HM
171 Massachusetts, Hampden County, Chicopee — The Girls and Boys of Bemisuwka
On Pvt Szot Drive south of Front Street, on the right when traveling south.
Upper Plaque They, too, wanted only to live by the side of this Park and be a friend to man. Instead, off to war they went, by their sense of duty sent, in response to pleas, of peoples, forced to their knees. Some gave all they had others did . . . Map (db m56054) WM
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172 Massachusetts, Hampden County, Springfield — From Arsenal to Icon
The massive building ahead served as Springfield Armory's Main Arsenal, a storage facility for the weapons manufactured here. Constructed between 1847 and 1850 during the term of Commanding Officer James W. Ripley, the building dominated the site . . . Map (db m107082) HM
173 Massachusetts, Hampden County, Springfield — Miles Morgan
Near Court Street south of Main Street, on the left when traveling south.
An early settler of Springfield. Died 1699 • Aged 84 Erected in 1882 by one of his descendants of the fifth generationMap (db m158698) HM
174 Massachusetts, Hampden County, Springfield — Old First Church
Near Elm Street just south of Main Street.
Old First Church has been located in Court Square since the 17th century. It was the twentieth parish formed in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and was gathered in 1637, the year after Springfield was founded. The first meetinghouse was erected just . . . Map (db m158499) HM
175 Massachusetts, Hampden County, Springfield — Old First ChurchFirst Church of Christ, CongregationalFounded in 1637
Near Elm Street just south of Main Street.
In the spring of 1636, a small band of early settlers from Roxbury, Massachusetts ventured up the Connecticut River to settle in Springfield, then known by its Indian name of Agawam. Together they executed an agreement which in part reads: "Wee . . . Map (db m158500) HM
176 Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Hadley — Holyoke Range and Skinner State Parks
On Mountain Road at Skinner State Park Road on Mountain Road.
The park’s westernmost peak, Mt Holyoke, was the site of North America’s first summit house (1821) and the state’s first mountain tramway (1854). Located in the towns of Hadley, South Hadley, Amherst, Belchertown, and Granby, the two parks were . . . Map (db m65741) HM
177 Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Hadley — Village of Hockanum
On Hockanum Road (Massachusetts Route 47) 0.6 miles north of Old Mountain Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Village of Hockanum Has been placed on the National Register of Historic PlacesMap (db m194756) HM
178 Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Northampton — Cornet Joseph ParsonsA Founder of Northampton, Massachusetts
Near Bridge Street (Massachusetts Route 9).
In Memory of Cornet Joseph Parsons c. 1618-1683 A founder of Northampton and his wife Mary (Bliss) Parsons c. 1628-1711/12Map (db m24863) HM
179 Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Northampton — Pomeroy
On Bridge Street (Massachusetts Route 9) at Parsons Street, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
In 1660 Medad Pomeroy accepted an offer of tools, an anvil shaped like this replica, and land in exchange for opening a blacksmith shop in Northampton. That anvil was passed through many generations of Pomeroy blacksmiths becoming a symbol of the . . . Map (db m194966) HM
180 Massachusetts, Hampshire County, Northampton — 152 — Pomeroy TerraceHistoric District
On Bridge Street (Massachusetts Route 9) at Pomeroy Terrace, on the left when traveling west on Bridge Street.
Pomeroy Terrace Historic District has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018 by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m194970) HM
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181 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Arlington — Jason Russell House1630 – 1930
On Jason Street, on the right when traveling south.
Built by Martha, widow of William Russell, about 1680. Occupied until 1890 by her descendants, of whom Jason Russell lost his life in the conflict of April 19, 1775.Map (db m43052) HM
182 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Arlington — The Foot of the Rocks
On Massachusetts Avenue at Lowell Street, on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue.
In this neighborhood “The Foot of the Rocks” Henry Wellington, a commissioned officer of the War of 1812-14, and his wife Eliza Teele, natives of this town, made their home in 1819; in honor of his parents, and ancestors, this memorial . . . Map (db m18615) HM
183 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Arlington — Whittemore Park
On Massachusetts Avenue (U.S. 3) at Mystic Street (Massachusetts Route 60), on the right when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue.
“Uncle Sam”           The birthplace of Samuel Wilson once stood near the main crossroad of the Northwest parish of Cambridge, the center of the district known as Menotomy. Wilson, born on September 13, 1766, was only eight when . . . Map (db m45243) HM
184 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Billerica — Billerica1630 - 1930
On Concord Road.
Early name Shawshin, originally a part of Cambridge, set off as a town in 1655. Named after Billerica in Essex.Map (db m48832) HM
185 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Oldest House in Cambridge1630 – 1930
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Linnaean Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
At Number 21 Linnaean Street is the Cooper-Austin House built in 1657 at what was then the northern end of the Cambridge Cow Common, by John Cooper, selectman, town clerk, and deacon of the church.Map (db m43049) HM
186 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Sir Richard's Landing
On Gerry's Landing Road at Greenough Boulevard on Gerry's Landing Road. Reported missing.
Here at the river’s edge the settlers of Watertown led by Sir Richard Saltonstall landed July 30, 1630. Here Reverend George Phillips protest in 1632 against taxation without representation struck the first note of civil liberty heard in this . . . Map (db m43365) HM
187 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge — Way to Charlestown1630 – 1930
Near Massachusetts Avenue.
Washington Street, Somerville, and Kirkland and Brattle Streets, Cambridge, "Skirting marshes and river," follow the old Indian trail from Charlestown to Watertown. Along this way in 1636 went the Reverend Thomas Hooker and his congregation on their . . . Map (db m48017) HM
188 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Harvard Square — The Founding of Newtowne / Newtowne and CambridgeThis Is the Place — 1630 —
On Mount Auburn Street west of John F. Kennedy Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Founding of Newtowne Massachusetts Bay Colony The Puritans of Lincolnshire and East Anglia, England, in anticipation of their emigration to New England, organized the Massachusetts Bay Company in 1628, and obtained a grant of the . . . Map (db m215331) HM
189 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Cambridge Common
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
The Pasture When Cambridge was settled in 1630, the town extended 35 miles into the countryside and all the land outside the village was held in common. The most desirable tracts were distributed to settlers, but some pastures were . . . Map (db m215360) HM
190 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — History of Cambridge
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
Beginnings Cambridge was founded in 1630 as a new settlement meant by the Puritan leaders in Boston to be their permanent capital. The site chosen was a low hill three miles up the Charles River and hence safe from attack by sea. Streets . . . Map (db m215376) HM
191 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Old CambridgeNewtowne / From Country Village to City
On Massachusetts Avenue (Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
Newtowne One of the Neatest and Best Compacted Towns So wrote William Wood in New England's Prospect in 1633. At this time, sixty families occupied the first planned community in America, in which the houses were required to . . . Map (db m215372) HM
192 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Neighborhood Nine — Old Cambridge / Religion and Government in the Early History of Cambridge
On Massachusetts Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2A) at Garden Street, on the right when traveling south on Massachusetts Avenue.
Old Cambridge The Transformation of Old Cambridge The Forces of Change and Growth Before 1900, new public water supplies, sewers, and parks had opened the way for development in and around old Cambridge. Completion of the subway in . . . Map (db m215368) HM
193 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, Riverside — Simon and Anne Bradstreet
On Massachusetts Avenue (Route 2A) at Brattle Street, on the left when traveling west on Massachusetts Avenue.
Site of the early home of a founder of Cambridge (1603 - 1697) and his wife the poet (1612 - 1672) who was the first American woman writerMap (db m215406) HM
194 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, The Port — 'The Area 4 Story'
On Hampshire Street at Portland Street, on the right when traveling east on Hampshire Street.
A mural depicting the people, places and events from the history of Area 4 in Cambridge (historically known as Port and Cambridgeport)Map (db m215382) HM
195 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Cambridge, West Cambridge — Sir Richard's Landing1630 - 1930
On Mount Auburn Street at Fresh Pond Parkway (Massachusetts Route 2) on Mount Auburn Street.
Here at the river's edge the settlers of Watertown led by Sir Richard Saltonstall landed in June 1630. Later this spot became known as Gerry's Landing, for Elbridge Gerry, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Governor of Massachusetts who . . . Map (db m48016) HM
196 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Chelmsford — Chelmsford1630 - 1930
On Chelmsford Street (Massachusetts Route 110) at North Road (Massachusetts Route 4), on the left when traveling west on Chelmsford Street.
Settled in 1653 by people from Concord and Woburn. Named after Chelmsford in Essex.Map (db m48834) HM
197 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Concord — House and Farm of Colonel James BarrettCommanding Officer of the Middlese Militia
On Barretts Mill Road at Strawberry Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Barretts Mill Road.
On the morning of April 19, 1775, the British march from Boston which resulted in the outbreak of the Revolutionary War ended here with a search for military stores. Gun carriages found by the light infantry were burned in front of the house. Other . . . Map (db m18064) HM
198 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Concord — House of Rev Peter Bulkeley
On Lowell Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Here in the house of the Reverend Peter Bulkeley first minister and one of the founders of this town a bargain was made with the Squaw Sachem, the Sacamore Tahattawan and other Indians who then sold their right in the six miles square called Concord . . . Map (db m18527) HM
199 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Concord — Jethro’s Tree1630 - 1930
On Monument Sq (Massachusetts Route 62) at Main Street, on the right when traveling south on Monument Sq.
Near this spot stood the ancient oak known as Jethro’s Tree beneath which Major Simon Willard and his associates bought from the Indians the “6 myles of land square” ordered by the General Court for the Plantation of Concord September . . . Map (db m18169) HM
200 Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Concord — Major John Buttrick House
On Liberty Street, on the left when traveling south.
Here was the home of the Colonial officer who led the advance to the North Bridge. With British soldiers firing directly at his men, Major John Buttrick gave the order, “Fire, fellow soldiers, for God’s sake, fire!” It was the first . . . Map (db m18173) HM

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