Government Center in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

D.L. Moody

Photographed by Randy Melchert

1. D.L. Moody Marker

Inscription. D.L. Moody, Christian Evangelist, Friend of man, Founder of the Northfield Schools, was converted to God in a shoe store on this site April 21, 1855

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is April 21, 1855.

Location. 42° 21.544′ N, 71° 3.521′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Government Center. It is at the intersection of Court Street and Franklin Ave, on the right when traveling west on Court Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 25 Court Street, Boston MA 02108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: New England Courant (within shouting distance of this marker); The Norman B. Leventhal Walk to the Sea / Scollay Square & Government Center (within shouting distance of this marker); Ingersoll's Inn Site (within shouting distance of this marker); The Norman B. Leventhal Walk to the Sea (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Robert Keayne (about 300 feet away); The Boston Globe Site (about 400 feet away); The First Post Office in the American Colonies (about 400 feet away); The Old State House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . . Dwight L. Moody (Wikipedia). "Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with the Holiness Movement, who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts (now Northfield Mount Hermon School), Moody Bible Institute and Moody Publishers." (Submitted on February 3, 2019.)

Additional keywords. bible institute

Photographed by Randy Melchert, November 6, 2017

2. D.L. Moody Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2019, by Randy Melchert of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,353 times since then and 109 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2019, by Randy Melchert of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.