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

The Great Spring

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 13, 2021

1. The Great Spring Marker

Inscription.

Here was the Great Spring which for more than two centuries gave water to the people of Boston

The Bostonian Society has set this tablet
1907

Erected 1907 by The Bostonian Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 42° 21.447′ N, 71° 3.471′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown. It is on Spring Lane east of Washington Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

and in New England.

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 marker: Winthrop Building (here, next to this marker); Spring Lane (within shouting

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distance of this marker); The Old Corner Bookstore (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Irish Famine Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Old South Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Old South Meeting House (within shouting distance of this marker); 45 Milk Street (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Boston Transcript Building (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . . The Great Spring of Boston. (Submitted on June 27, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 13, 2021

2. The Great Spring Marker

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 13, 2021

3. The Great Spring Marker

<i>Spring Lane between Water and Milk Streets</i> - more than a century ago image. Click for full size.

Leon H. Abdalian (courtesy of the Boston Public Library), circa 1920

4. Spring Lane between Water and Milk Streets - more than a century ago

The Great Spring marker is visible here on the left.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,827 times since then and 92 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 27, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on July 5, 2021.