The Bay Path

Historical marker location:

Hopkinton, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Main Street (Massachusetts Route 135), on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1930

1630 - 1930.

The Massachusetts state flag features a Native American warrior holding a bow and arrow, with a star representing Massachusetts above his head. The state motto, "Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem" (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty), appears on a blue ribbon beneath the shield.