Financial District in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
George Thorndike Angell
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
1. George Thorndike Angell Markers
In memory of George Thorndike Angell
1823-1909
Erected in memory of George Thorndike Angell by the school children of Boston
by the City of Boston and by the Societies he founded The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the American Humane Society
Angell Memorial Plaza
Made Possible by Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and the Phillips Street Fund established by Jonathan Phillips in 1860 to adorn and embellish the streets and public places in Boston
However much the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has done for animals, it has done vastly more for mankind through the reaction upon them of the spirit of justice and kindness shown to the creatures below them
Calvin Coolidge
Angell Memorial Plaza
Reconstruction in 1957 of Post Office Square
Hon. John B. Hynes - Mayor of the City of Boston
Dr. Eric H. Hansen President, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and President, American Humane Education Society
George R. Hyland Public Works Commissioner
Frank R. Kelley - Parks and Recreation Commissioner
Shurcliff, Shurcliff and Merrill - Landscape Architects
Van Ness Bates Associates - Planning Consultants
Angell Memorial Plaza
Rededicated
this page online
In recognition of the one hundred twenty fifth anniversary of the founding
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Gus W. Thornton, D.V.M. President
Honoring A history of achievement a future of commitment and in appreolation or the friends of Post Office Square...
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1860.
Location. 42° 21.427′ N, 71° 3.369′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in the Financial District. It is on Post Office Square north of Milk Street, on the left when traveling north. 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: Federal Building (within shouting distance of this marker); The Liberator Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the House of Robert Treat Paine (within shouting distance of this marker); 45 Milk Street (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Great Spring (about 500 feet away); Winthrop Building (about 500 feet away); Spring Lane (about 600 feet away); Old South Meeting House (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
Also see . . . George Thorndike Angell. (Submitted on July 3, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.)
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
2. George Thorndike Angell Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
3. George Thorndike Angell Marker - 1957 Reconstruction
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
4. George Thorndike Angell Marker - 1993 Rededication
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
5. George Thorndike Angell Marker
Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 16, 2021
6. George Thorndike Angell Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 909 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 3, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.
