Financial District in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The Liberator Site
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
1. The Liberator Site Marker
Boston's uncompromising anti-slavery paper The Liberator was founded on this site in 1831 by William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), a leader of the abolition movement in Boston.
The Liberator was the voice of Boston's racially integrated anti-slavery community. It became the most influential abolitionist paper in America; contributors included Charles Sumner and Frederick Douglass. The journal moved to Cornhill in 1834; the building burned in the Great Fire of 1872.
Erected by The Bostonian Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Communications. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 42° 21.459′ N, 71° 3.379′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in the Financial District. It is at the intersection of Water Street and Congress Street, on the right when traveling west on Water Street. 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: George Thorndike Angell (within shouting distance of this marker); Federal Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the House of Robert Treat Paine (about 400 feet
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Also see . . .
1. The Liberator. (Submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
2. William Lloyd Garrison. (Submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
2. The Liberator Site and Marker
courtesy of Temple University, July 22, 1856
3. Masthead from the Boston abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, dated July 22, 1856.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 1,160 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. 3. submitted on July 5, 2021.
