Macy-Colby House

Macy-Colby House (HMWVZ)

Location: Amesbury, MA 01913 Essex County
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N 42° 50.738', W 70° 55.765'

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1630 - 1930

Thomas Macy, first town clerk of Amesbury, erected this house prior to 1654. Persecuted for harboring Quakers he sold the house and fled to Nantucket, becoming the first white settler as related in Whittier's poem "The Exiles."
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Series This marker is part of the Massachusetts: Massachusetts Bay Colony—Tercentenary Commission Markers series
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Year Placed1930
Placed ByMassachusetts Bay Colony-Tercentenary Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 18th, 2014 at 6:48am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 342341 N 4745478
Decimal Degrees42.84563333, -70.92941667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 50.738', W 70° 55.765'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 50' 44.28" N, 70° 55' 45.90" W
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Area Code(s)978
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 257-261 Main St, Amesbury MA 01913, US
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