Balch House
Built in 1638 by John Balch, who came over in 1623 with Captain Robert Gorges. The "old planters" received this land in exchange for their settlement at Salem.
1930 text, presented as a historical document.
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Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
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