First Home Marker

First Home Marker is a memorial in Town of Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts. First Home Marker is situated nearby to the historic building 2nd Meetinghouse, as well as near the peak High Knob.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Athol Hospital and Old Town Hall.

Athol Hospital

Hospital

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Athol Hospital is a small 25-bed community hospital located in Athol, Massachusetts. Athol Hospital was founded in 1950 through an effort by members of the community and local businesses to establish a hospital in their town, helped by a donation of land by local inventor Addison Sawyer. Athol Hospital is situated 3,800 feet northeast of First Home Marker.

Old Town Hall

Museum

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Old Town Hall is a historic town hall in Athol, Massachusetts. Built in 1828 as a church, it served as town hall from 1847 to 1957, and now houses the local historical society. Old Town Hall is situated 1 mile north of First Home Marker.

Athol Union Station

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Athol Union Station is situated 1¼ miles northwest of First Home Marker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Athol and Orange Center Historic District.

Athol

Town

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Athol is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,945 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name.

Orange Center Historic District

Neighborhood

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Orange Center Historic District is a historic district encompassing the historic civic, commercial, and industrial heart of Orange, Massachusetts in the United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Orange Center Historic District is situated 4½ miles west of First Home Marker.

Orange

Town

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Orange is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 7,569 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the town is included in the census-designated place of Orange. Orange is situated 4½ miles west of First Home Marker.

First Home Marker

Type: Memorial
Category: historic site
Location: Town of Athol, Worcester, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.57762° or 42° 34′ 39″ north

Longitude

-72.21854° or 72° 13′ 7″ west

Open location code

87J9HQHJ+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13644051706

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 2nd Meetinghouse and High Knob.

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