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

John Foster Williams

1743 - 1814

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

1. John Foster Williams Marker

Inscription.
First Master of U.S. Revenue Cutter Massachusetts

The Revenue Cutter Service is the forerunner of the United States Coast Guard. Captain Williams was the commander of the first authorized ship.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Military • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 21.464′ N, 71° 3.706′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Tremont Street north of Bosworth Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15 Tremont Pl, 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,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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

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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Josiah and Abiah Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Athenaeum (within shouting distance of this marker); Victims of the Boston Massacre (within shouting distance of this marker); Congregational House (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Adams (within shouting distance of this marker); John Smibert (within shouting distance of this marker); Granary Burial Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); John Phillips (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Other markers no longer nearby. Seventeenth Century Burials (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing); Colonial Craftsmen (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); Family Memorials (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Huguenots, Women, and Tories (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); A Riot, the Massacre, and the Tea Party

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

2. John Foster Williams Marker

(was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing); Welcome to Granary Burying Ground (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 328 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 30, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.