Historical Marker
Reading
Historical marker location:
Reading, Massachusetts
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Massachusetts Route 28) and Route 129, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1930
1630 - 1930.
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.