First Settler
1630 - 1930
Here stood the cabin of Richard Tarr founder of the Tarr Family on Cape Ann. He came to Marblehead in 1680, then settled in Sacco, Maine. Driven thence by Indians, he became the first settler of Sandy Bay (Rockport) in 1690.
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Highland Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
