Huguenot Settlement

Historical marker location:

Oxford, Massachusetts

( Marker is at the intersection of Massachusetts Route 12 and Huguenot Road, on the left when traveling south on State Route 12.)

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.