Downtown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Josiah Quincy
1772 - 1864
Congress, 1805 - 1813
Judge of Municipal Court, 1822
Mayor of Boston, 1823 - 1828
President Harvard University, 1829 - 1845
Erected 1879 by City of Boston, from a fund bequeathed by Jonathan Phillips.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1804.
Location. 42° 21.468′ N, 71° 3.563′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of School Street and City Hall Avenue, on the right when traveling west on School Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 45 Province 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, 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: The Democratic Donkey and the Republican Elephant (a few steps from this marker); School Street Political Life (a few steps from this marker); Benjamin Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Public Latin School (within shouting distance of this marker); Electric Fire Alarm System, 1852 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Boston Public Latin School
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Another marker is no longer nearby. Welcome to Boston's Old City Hall (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
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 283 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
