D Street / West Broadway in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Old South Meeting House

'Where the Revolution got its voice.'

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

1. Old South Meeting House Marker

Inscription. The meeting in which you are about to participate is a dramatization of the protest meetings held at Old South Meeting House in November and December, 1773. The largest building in colonial Boston and a popular gathering place for dissent and debate, Old South Meeting House still stands proudly in the heart of downtown Boston just blocks from here.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is December 1773.

Location. 42° 21.131′ N, 71° 3.083′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in D Street / West Broadway. It is on Congress Street east of Dorchester Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 306 Congress St, Boston MA 02210, 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: Stamp Act 1765 / Townshend Act 1767 (here, next to this marker); Boston Massacre 1770 / The East India Company (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Old South Meeting House (a few steps from this marker); Defending the Colonies 1763 (a few steps from this marker); In Commemoration (within shouting distance of this

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marker); Building Boom (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Entrepreneurial Spirit (about 300 feet away); The Great Fire (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

More about this marker. An identical marker hangs a few feet away on the building edifice.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 3, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 263 times since then and 23 times this year. Last updated on October 15, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. Photo 1. submitted on February 3, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

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