Historical Marker
Old Middlesex Canal
Historical marker location:
82 Arlington Road, Woburn, Massachusetts
( Marker is at the intersection of Arlington Road and Hudson Street, on the right when traveling south on Arlington Road.)
Marker installed: 1986
The first public school in America was established in Boston in 1635. The Boston Latin School, which is still in operation today, educated many of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin.