Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“List of the Men of Acton in the War of the Revolution. Davis liveil on the Ward Haskell farm, about one mile west of the meeting-house.”
Acton in History (1890). Machine-read text.
one of 1100 National Register listings in Middlesex County · listed in 2019 · category: Site · one of 3 National Historic Landmarks in Middlesex County.
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
The chapter on Acton Town in Acton in History, published 1890 names Acton. This is what it says, exactly as the scans read.
The Faulkner House (South Acton). - This is the oldest house now standing in Acton. You go from the railroad station south across the bridge and ascend the steep hill, and you at once approach the ancient structure. It has on its face and surroundings an impress of age, which strikes the eye at first glance, and the impress deepens as the eye tarries for a second look.
Passage source: Acton in History, published 1890.
I asked Uncle Francis why in the world they did not take a wagon, and one horse wonld be enough for the whole. Didn't they know enough to do that? "Oh, yes - they knew too much to do that," he said. The British soldiers might have the road. If we saw a red-coat we were told to give him a wide birth, or he might get us and our dinner. We could quietly topple over a stone wall or take out a few rails and escape through the fields and find our men wherever they might be. To the great surprise of the boy he found the Acton men iu the highest spirits. They had made the re<l-coats run for their lives.
Passage source: Acton in History, published 1890.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Acton Town - 34,282 words on its settlement, mills, schools and churches.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of North Acton Cemetery between 2012 and 2020, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 16 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 19 July 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 25 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 24 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 8 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
| 5 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Massachusetts Bureau of Forest Fire Control | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 659 specimens collected within 10 miles of North Acton Cemetery between 1898 and 1975: 378 Animalia, 190 Plantae, 83 Fungi, 4 Protozoa, 3 Chromista, 1 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A. B. Seymour, A. B. Seymour & M. D. Feigley, A. F. Newton and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Boletus griseus Frost | 1898 | H. Webster | |
 | Dumetella carolinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) | 1898 | Collector(s): Will C. Colt | Lincoln |
 | Exosporium pusillum P.Karst. | 1898 | King C. A. | Stony Brook |
 | Lophodermium pinastri (Schrad.) Chevall. | 1898 | Hubbard F. T.; Hall G. G. | Lincoln |
 | Pipilo erythrophthalmus erythrophthalmus (Linnaeus, 1758) | 1898 | not recorded | Lincoln |
 | Salix eriocephala Michx. | 1898 | E. F. Williams | |
 | Viola brittoniana Pollard | 1898 | Henry A. Purdie | |
| Arthrosporium compositum Ellis | 1899 | Rorer | East Billerica | |
| Araiospora pulchra Thaxt. | 1900 | Thaxter, R. | Stony Brook | |
 | Boletus frostii J.L.Russell | 1900 | A. W. Flint | |
 | Cephalanthus occidentalis L. | 1900 | M. Rodman | Concord. |
 | Nuphar advena (Aiton) Aiton | 1900 | M. Rodman | Concord. |
All 659 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of North Acton Cemetery: 7 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle Deposit | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Cu Prospect | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Acton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Acton Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Acton Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Britt Construction | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Britt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kennedy Brothers Acton Sand and Gra | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Lexington Sand and Gravel Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Nardone Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Acton, the town this property stands in, in 23 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $15,000 | Several large trees and tree limbs were downed by thunderstorm winds near Route 111. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $15,000 | A number of trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $15,000 | Trees and wires on Stow, Martin, Main, and School Streets were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $6,000 | At 154 PM EST, a tree was brought down on a moving car on Newtown Road in Acton. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $5,000 | At 5:42 PM EST, trees were down and blocking Notre Dame Road in Acton. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Acton | $5,000 | At 5:42 PM EST, trees were down and blocking Main Street in Acton. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $5,000 | Large branches were downed by thunderstorm winds on Route 27. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $5,000 | Trees on River Street were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Acton | $4,000 | In Acton, there were multiple trees down along Central St, Windsor Ave, Prospect St, and Main St. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Acton | $2,000 | In Acton, multiple trees were down with 12+ inch diameter at Tuttle Dr and Lothrop Rd. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $2,000 | Two trees on Route 2A were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $1,000 | In Acton, there were 2 trees down on Newtown Rd. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Acton | $500 | In Concord, a tree was down on College Rd. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | $200 | In Acton, a tree was reported down on Massachusetts Ave. |
| September 2023 | Flood | East Acton | - | In Acton, Rt 27 was closed by Kelly Corner. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acton | - | Numerous trees throughout town were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2015 | Hail | East Acton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | East Acton | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Acton | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Acton | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Hail | Acton | - | no account filed |
| October 1996 | Flash Flood | Acton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proctor, John, House | 2.4 miles | 1993 | |
| Robbins, John, House | 2.9 miles | 2003 | |
| Robbins, George, House | 3.2 miles | 1990 | |
| Spaulding, Zeb, House | 3.3 miles | 1990 | |
| Hildreth--Robbins House | 3.5 miles | 2006 | |
| Barrett, Col. James, Farm | 3.7 miles | 1973 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100004269 in Record Group 79. |
| Middlesex County | All 1100 listed properties in this county. |
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