Williams Tavern

Williams Tavern is a Massachusetts historical marker in Marlborough, Middlesex County, dedicated 1930.

Route 20, West Main Street and Williams Street, Marlborough · location approximate

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The first tavern was erected on this site by Lieutenant Abraham Williams in 1665. Destroyed by Indians in 1676, it was promptly rebuilt and managed by the Williams family until 1829. Here the early circuit courts convened, stage coaches changed horses, and historic personages tarried.

1930 text, presented as a historical document.

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1660 · Noui Belgii Nouaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1677 · A map of New England (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1890 · 23. Marlboro sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1899 · Map of the electric railways of the state of Massachusetts (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

A map of New England, 1677, covering the location of Williams Tavern, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — A map of New England, 1677, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)

Williams Tavern

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