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Leonard A. Grimes

 
 
Leonard A. Grimes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023
1. Leonard A. Grimes Marker
Inscription. Here lived Leonard A. Grimes, 1815 - 1874. Born of free parents in Virginia. Minister of the Twelfth Baptist Church, 1848 - 1874. Abolitionist, fighter to free fugitive slaves, conductor on the Underground Railroad, redeemer of Anthony Burns, 1854.
 
Erected 1993 by The Heritage Guild, Inc.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRAfrican AmericansReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1815.
 
Location. 42° 21.614′ N, 71° 4.118′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. It is on Grove Street south of Phillips Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Grove St, Boston MA 02114, 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
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once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Home of Lewis Hayden 1811 - 1889 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Home of John Sweat Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); Vilna Shul (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (about 700 feet away); Home of Thomas Paul, Sr., 1773 - 1831 (about 700 feet away); Birthplace of Charles Sumner (about 700 feet away); John Albion Andrew (about 800 feet away); 87 Mt. Vernon Street (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
 
Leonard A. Grimes Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 27, 2023
2. Leonard A. Grimes Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 262 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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