North End in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
North Square
Lived Paul Revere and his wife
Rachel Revere for whom this overlook is named
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Here lived Major Pitcairn
of the soldiery
occupying Boston in 1775
Governor Thomas Hutchinson
Sir Harry Frankland
William Clark
The alarm that British troops
were marching to Concord
to seize Patriot stores
was given by Paul Revere
Many men of North Square
and its neighborhood
joined the Boston Tea Party
at Griffin’s Wharf
and threw the tea overboard
This public open space built
and this tablet erected
by the Boston Park Commission
Erected 1946 by Hon. James M. Curley, Mayor of Boston; William P. Long, Chairman, Park Commission; Theodore G. Haffenreffer, Frank R. Kelly, Park Commissioners.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 42° 21.813′ N, 71° 3.206′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in North End. Marker is at the intersection of North Square and North Street, on the right when traveling north on North Square. Marker is in Rachael Revere Square in Boston’s North End. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02113, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Paul Revere House (a few steps from this marker); Here Lived Paul Revere (within shouting distance of this marker); North Square Houses, 1715 (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Paul Revere House (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Paul Revere House (within shouting distance of this marker); Moses Pierce-Hichborn House (within shouting distance of this marker); Garden Court Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Mansion of Gov. Hutchinson (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
Also see . . . 1814 map of North Square area. Some of the street names have changed. For example, what was then Middle Street is today’s Hanover Street. (Submitted on September 26, 2011, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2011, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 817 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 26, 2011, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. 2. submitted on June 27, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. 3. submitted on October 18, 2023, by Robert Holmstrom of Rocklin, California. 4. submitted on September 26, 2011, by Roger W. Sinnott of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. 5. submitted on June 27, 2021, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.