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

Edward A. Filene

1860-1937

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023

1. Edward A. Filene Marker

Inscription.
Author, scholar, outstanding citizen of Boston and public benefactor

Acknowledged as the founder of the credit union movement in the United States

Erected 1959 by Credit Union National Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1959.

Location. 42° 21.161′ N, 71° 4.02′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. It is at the intersection of Boylston Street and Charles Street, on the left when traveling east on Boylston Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02116, 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

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this marker: Gilbert Stuart (within shouting distance of this marker); Edgar Allan Poe (within shouting distance of this marker); Poe Returning to Boston (within shouting distance of this marker); 1893 (within shouting distance of this marker); Historical Development of Park Square (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wendell Phillips (about 400 feet away); William Billings (about 400 feet away); Colonial Theatre (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . . Edward A. Filene. (Submitted on June 28, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 13, 2021

2. Edward A. Filene Marker

This is a photo of the marker prior to its restoration.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023

3. Edward A. Filene Marker

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 13, 2021

4. Edward A. Filene Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 28, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2. submitted on June 28, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 4. submitted on June 28, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.