 view gallery |   Roger Conant Millstone - East Budleigh, Devon, England
in Massachusetts Historical Markers Roger Conant was an English colonist and drysalter credited for establishing the communities of Salem, Peabody, Beverly and Danvers, Massachusetts. The millstone is from the Conant family mill. posted by:  T-Team! location: Southern England, United Kingdom date approved: 04/21/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Pilgrim Memorial State Park - Plymouth MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Plymouth Rock is a symbol for the potential the Pilgrims saw in America upon their arrival here in December of 1620. Seen as solid, steadfast and everlasting, the large Dedham granite boulder is a suitable icon for the birth of a nation. posted by:  Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/08/2023 last visited: 02/27/2023 |
 view gallery | Jedediah Foster Homesite - West Brookfield, MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Foster's home remained in family hands until it was given to the Quaboag Historical Society in 1902. It was shortly afterward destroyed by fire. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 01/28/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Old Indian Cemetery - West Brookfield MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers The Old Indian Cemetery is located at the entrance to the cemetery on Cottage St. in West Brookfield MA. posted by: nomadwillie location: Massachusetts date approved: 01/28/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Civilian Conservation Corps - Franklin, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers A Civilian Conservation Corps historical marker is at the Healthy Heart Trail parking area in Franklin State Forest in Franklin, Massachusetts. Find foundation ruins of a CCC camp a few hundred yards up from Grove Street at the west end of Camp Road. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 01/28/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Meetinghouse Bell at First Congregational Church - Rockport, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers Second of three bells to peal from the First Congregational Church over Rockport, Massachusetts, since 1755, this 1876 bell served the town for 135 years when it was replaced in 2017. It is on display at the northeast corner of the church property. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 01/28/2023 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Emily Dickinson Home - Amherst, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers Emily Dickinson (December 10, 1830 – May 15, 1886) was an American poet from Amherst, Massachusetts. She gained worldwide fame only after her work was published posthumously. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/16/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Eyes on the Sky: Cold War Radar Watch - North Truro, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers Sign on an overlook on the former air station. posted by: flyingmoose location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/30/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Surveying the Change - North Truro, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers Sign on an overlook on the former air station. posted by: flyingmoose location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/30/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Friends Meeting House - Adams, MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers A monument outside the Friends Meeting House is located on a hilltop on the southwest part of Maple Street Cemetery in Adams, MA. posted by:  neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/07/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Political Prisoners Fort Warren - Georges Island MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Fort Warren-Among the notable political prisoners confined in these rooms were James Murray Mason and John Slidell, two Confederate envoys to Great Britain. Their arrest on board the British steamer Trent provoked an international incident. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/07/2022 last visited: 09/28/2022 |
 view gallery | Newell Cemetery - South Attleboro, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers Established in 1715, Newell Burying Ground is the oldest cemetery in Attleboro, Massachusetts. An historical marker stands along the north side of a stone wall at the cemetery's West Street entrance in South Attleboro. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/07/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | The Bolkcom Neighborhood Burial Yard - Attleboro, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers In Attleboro, Massachusetts, at Woodlawn North Purchase Cemetery on the south end of the eastern most loop road, a space has been designated to The Bolkcom Neighborhood Burial Yard / Balcom Burial Ground relocation. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/07/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Congregational Church Bell Tower Post - Rockport, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers A bell tower timber post that survived a British canon attack in 1814 is incorporated as a support for a building at 9 Bearskin Neck in Rockport, Massachusetts. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 08/12/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Straitsmouth Island - Rockport, Massachusetts in Massachusetts Historical Markers The "Straitsmouth Island" historical marker is at the northeast end of Bearskin Neck where the rocky jetty heads east in Rockport, Massachusetts. Information about the series of its three lighthouses is featured. posted by: 401Photos location: Massachusetts date approved: 08/12/2022 last visited: never |
 view gallery | Irish Labor - Lowell MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Irish laborers were vital in digging and maintaining the canals. The mills required a smooth and even flow of water to ensure efficiency and profit. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 08/12/2022 last visited: 06/24/2022 |
 view gallery | Steam Railroads In New England - Lowell MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Steam Railroads in New England had their beginnings in the Charter granted the Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation-June 5, 1830-First, train operated June 24, 1835. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Whaling Capital - New Bedford MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers In 1857, ninety-five ships and barks left these wharves on whaling voyages. In that year the industry reached its peak, and half of the worldwide whaling was conducted from the New Bedford customs district. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Maryland date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Working Waterfront - New Bedford MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Standing here during the heyday of whaling you would have seen and heard the bustling of a whaling port preparing for sea: ship carpenters building vessels from great white oak timbers. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Twentieth-Century Whaling - New Bedford MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers As New Bedford’s whaling industry declined in the 19th century, more than a dozen other nations began hunting whales using “modern” Norwegian methods, with fast, steam-powered vessels and heavy-gauge harpoon cannon. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/26/2022 |
 view gallery | The Mariner's Home-Home Away from the Sea - New Bedford MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Whaling men spent much of their lives at sea. The ship was their home. Back in port, most of the poor, unskilled sailors knew no one in New Bedford and were essentially homeless until the next voyage. The Mariners' Home provided lodging. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/26/2022 |
 view gallery | Master Armorer's House-Springfield Armory National Historic Site - Springfield MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Master Armorer's House Springfield Armory National Historic Site-
Constructed in 1833, this building was located just north of the present Main Arsenal. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/25/2022 |
 view gallery | The Rule of the Bell - Lowell MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers High above the courtyard of the Boott Cotton Mills stands a clock tower, crowned by a street bell. The bells chimed six times each day, summoning workers to and from their machines. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/25/2022 |
 view gallery | Life on the Corporation - Lowell MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers Lowell’s first company-owned boardinghouses were built across the canal in 1823, to house young women workers from rural New England. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/25/2022 |
 view gallery | The Birth of an Industrial City - Lowell MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers The opening of the Merrimack Manufacturing Company on this site in 1823, marked the beginning of America’s first industrial city. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/07/2022 last visited: 06/24/2022 |
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