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

The First Post Office in the American Colonies

Photographed by Sophia Golden, June 1, 2024

1. The First Post Office in the American Colonies Marker

Inscription.
The First Post Office in the American Colonies stood near this spot

“Rich’d Fairbanks his house in Boston is the place appointed for all letters and hee is to take care that they bee delivered or sent according to their directions”

Order of the General Court
November 5 1639

Placed by The City of Boston
1924

Erected 1924 by The City of Boston.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical date for this entry is November 5, 1639.

Location. 42° 21.498′ N, 71° 3.467′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from the intersection of Washington Street and Devonshire Place, on the right when traveling north. Located on the wall of BNC Market on Devonshire Place. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 Washington Street, Boston MA 02201, 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 Boston Globe Site (here, next to this marker); Captain Robert Keayne (within shouting distance of this marker); The Freedom Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); The Old State House (within shouting distance

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of this marker); a different marker also named The Old State House (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the First Meeting House in Boston Built A.D. 1632 (within shouting distance of this marker); New England Courant (within shouting distance of this marker); The Norman B. Leventhal Walk to the Sea (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Additional keywords. Boston Globe Site, Cornhill Street

Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2024, by Sophia Golden of Canton, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 369 times since then and 41 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on June 29, 2024, by Sophia Golden of Canton, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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