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

Mary Dyer

Quaker

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 5, 2009

1. Mary Dyer Memorial, center panel

Inscription. Witness for religious freedom.
Hanged on Boston Common - 1660.
"My life not availeth me in comparison to the liberty of the truth."
Erected by the Art Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the legacy of Zenas Ellis of Fair Haven, Vermont.
Dedicated 9 July 1959

Sylvia Shaw Judson - Sculptor

Erected 1959 by Art Commission of Massachusetts.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Quakerism series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 9, 1959.

Location. 42° 21.485′ N, 71° 3.772′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. It is on Beacon Street west of Bowdoin Street. The memorial is on the lawn off Beacon Street, below the east wing of the Massachusetts State House and across the street from the Boston Common. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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

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: Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts (a few steps from this marker); General Joseph Hooker (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester Harding House

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Arrival of the Frigate Arbella (within shouting distance of this marker); Beacon Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Congregational House (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Athenaeum (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

More about this marker. Mary Barrett Dyer (1611-1660) was an English Puritan turned Quaker who was hanged in Boston, Massachusetts for repeatedly defying a law banning Quakers from the colony. She is considered to be the only woman in the United States to die for religious freedom.

Also see . . .
1. Mary Barrett Dyer. Sam's Geneaology website entry (Submitted on July 18, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

2. Mary Dyer. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 18, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)

Additional keywords. Martyr; religious

Mary Dyer Memorial image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Richard E. Miller, July 5, 2009

2. Mary Dyer Memorial

intolerance; Mary Barrett Dyer.

Photographed by Ken Horn, October 3, 2004

3. Mary Dyer Memorial

Mary Dyer Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, June 14, 2021

4. Mary Dyer Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 6,717 times since then and 155 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2009, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 3. submitted on December 15, 2010, by Ken Horn of Springfield, Missouri. 4. submitted on June 29, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.