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

Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts

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

1. Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts Marker

Inscription. To commemorate the beginning of the Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts by the organization of William Logan Rodman Post No. 1, October 4, 1866, and the Department of Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republic May 17, 1867, this tablet is placed by the 1930 - 1931 Council of the Massachusetts Department Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861 - 1865.

Erected 1931 by the 1930 - 1931 Council of the Massachusetts Department, Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is May 17, 1867.

Location. 42° 21.486′ N, 71° 3.786′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Beacon Hill. It is on Beacon Street west of Bowdoin Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 151 Bowdoin St, 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,

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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: General Joseph Hooker (a few steps from this marker); Arrival of the Frigate Arbella (a few steps from this marker); Mary Dyer (a few steps from this marker); Beacon Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester Harding House (within shouting distance of this marker); Congregational House (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial to Robert Gould Shaw and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

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

2. Grand Army of the Republic in Massachusetts 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 374 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.