Downtown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Granary Burial Ground
1660
Photographed by Marc Posner, January 17, 2023
1. Granary Burial Ground Marker
the victims of the Boston Massacre.
March 5, 1770.
Josiah Franklin and wife
(Parents of Benjamin Franklin)
Peter Faneuil, Paul Revere;
and
John Phillips,
first Mayor of Boston.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Government & Politics • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is March 5, 1770.
Location. 42° 21.435′ N, 71° 3.68′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of Tremont Street and Bromfield Street, on the right when traveling south on Tremont Street. The marker hangs on the gate to the entrance of Granary Burying Ground. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 Bromfield 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.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Phillips (here, next to this marker); Granary Burying Ground (here, next to this marker); John Smibert (here, next to this marker); Paul Revere Buried in this Ground (here, next to this marker); Victims of the Boston Massacre (a few steps from this marker); Samuel Adams (a few steps from this marker); Josiah and Abiah Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); James Otis (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
Other markers no longer nearby. Welcome to Granary Burying Ground (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); A Riot, the Massacre, and the Tea Party (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Family Memorials (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Gravestone Carving (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Mira Earls, April 16, 2023
2. Granary Burial Ground Marker gate
Photographed by Mira Earls, April 16, 2023
3. Granary Burial Ground Marker
Photographed by Mira Earls, April 16, 2023
4. Granary Burial Ground Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 30, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York.
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