Elizabeth Township in Boston in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Boston

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024

1. Boston Marker

Inscription.
Named for
Boston, Massachusetts
Founded
1886

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1886.

Location. 40° 18.646′ N, 79° 49.616′ W. Marker is in Boston, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Elizabeth Township. It is on Boston Bridge (Pennsylvania Route 48) north of Smithfield Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: McKeesport PA 15135, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boston's Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Boston Pa. District 5 Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Lieutenant Commander Ronald Lee Wise "Rhino" Memorial Field (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The P&LE Railroad (about 300 feet away); Elizabeth Township (about 400 feet away); Old Greenock School Bell (about 700 feet away); Versailles Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away); Versailles Borough Honor Roll (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 4, 2024

2. Boston Marker

View is looking south.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 17, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.