North End in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Sir William Phips ⎯⎯⎯ Joseph Warren ⎯⎯⎯ John Manley ⎯⎯⎯ Edmund Hartt
Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, August 16, 2014
1. Sir William Phips / Joseph Warren / John Manley / Edmund Hartt Marker
Inscription.
Sir William Phips, also, Joseph Warren, also, John Manley, also, Edmund Hartt. . , Sir William Phips 1651 - 1695 , First Royal Governor of Massachusetts under the Charter of 1691. One of twenty-six brothers and sisters. A poor boy apprenticed to a ship's carpenter in the North End. In 1687 he recovered from a Spanish galleon sunken off the coast of Haiti, a treasure of bullion, coin and plate which he turned over to the principals in England, to their great enrichment. For this service, the King honored him with knighthood, upon which followed his appointment as Governor. He lived at the corner of Charter and Salem Streets in a mansion he had dreamed of as a boy.
Joseph Warren 1741 - 1775 , Teacher, physician, patriot, leader of the North End Caucus, author of the Suffolk Resolves which foreshadowed the Declaration of Independence and President of the Provincial Congress. He lived on Hanover Street. His heroic death at the Battle of Bunker Hill was counted by the British General Howe equal to the loss of five hundred men to the patriot cause. , "When Liberty is the prize, who would shun the warfare? Who would stoop to waste a coward thought on life?"
John Manley 1733 - 1793 , One of the most distinguished naval officers of the Revolution. Commissioned by General Washington to intercept British supplies for the army occupying Boston, he captured the transport Nancy and thus made inevitable the evacuation of Boston by General Howe. For his skill and daring he received the written commendation of Washington; "Your behavior since you first engaged in the service merits mine and your country's thanks." In 1776, a resolution of Congress appointed him second on the list of captains in the newly established Navy. He lived on Webster Avenue, the site of this mall and died on Charter Street.
Edmund Hartt 1744 - 1824 , Builder of the frigate Constitution which brought undying glory to the American Flag. "And many an eye has danced to see that banner in the sky" , He lived and died on Charter Street, and lies buried in Copp's Hill Burying Ground. His "Naval Yard" stood on the site now covered by Constitution Wharf, at the foot of Hanover Street.
Sir William Phips 1651 - 1695 First Royal Governor of Massachusetts under the Charter of 1691. One of twenty-six brothers and sisters. A poor boy apprenticed to a ship's carpenter in the North End. In 1687 he recovered from a Spanish galleon sunken off the coast of Haiti, a treasure of bullion, coin and plate which he turned over to the principals in England, to their great enrichment. For this service, the King honored him with knighthood, upon which followed his appointment as Governor. He lived at the corner of Charter and Salem Streets in a mansion he had dreamed of as a boy.
Joseph Warren 1741 - 1775 Teacher, physician, patriot, leader of the North End Caucus, author of the Suffolk Resolves which foreshadowed the Declaration of Independence and President of the Provincial Congress. He lived on Hanover Street. His heroic death at the Battle of Bunker Hill was counted by the British General Howe equal to the loss of five hundred men to the patriot cause. "When Liberty is the prize, who would shun the warfare? Who would stoop to waste a coward thought on life?"
John Manley 1733 - 1793 One of the most distinguished naval officers of the Revolution. Commissioned by General Washington to intercept British supplies for the army occupying Boston, he captured the transport Nancy and thus made inevitable the evacuation of Boston by General Howe. For his skill and daring he received the written commendation of Washington; "Your behavior since you first engaged in the service merits mine and your country's thanks." In 1776, a resolution of Congress appointed him second on the list of captains in the newly established Navy. He lived on Webster Avenue, the site of this mall and died on Charter Street.
Edmund Hartt 1744 - 1824 Builder of the frigate Constitution which brought undying glory to the American Flag. "And many an eye has danced to see that banner in the sky" He lived and died on Charter Street, and lies buried in Copp's Hill Burying Ground. His "Naval Yard" stood on the site now covered by Constitution Wharf, at the foot of Hanover Street.
Location. 42° 21.953′ N, 71° 3.236′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in North End. It can be reached from Unity Street. Marker is in Paul Revere Mall. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boston MA 02113, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 27, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,091 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 27, 2014, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.
