This 1833 view of Boston from the west end of the Navy Yard shows a harbor full of busy activity. The steeple of the Old North Church is still a prominent landmark.
[courtesy Library of Congress]
The Navy Yard in the War of 1812
When . . . — — Map (db m191802) HM
USS Constitution first entered Dry Dock 1 in 1833. Though she was the first ship to test the new dry dock system, the tough oak hull of “Old Ironsides” had already seen several repairs. To rebuild the ship, woodworkers selected . . . — — Map (db m71539) HM WM
As a little girl Louisa May Alcott lived in rented rooms at 20 Pinckney Street. The Alcott home was part of the Boston literary scene during
the decades before the Civil War. Louisa's father, Bronson Alcott, was an innovative
educator whose . . . — — Map (db m175946) HM
The large brownstone houses at 40-42 Mt.
Vernon were the newest fashion on the south
slope of Beacon Hill in 1850. They are more
than 50 years younger than most of the brick
houses here. When new, these brownstones
seemed very large. Improved . . . — — Map (db m175934) HM
In 1906, noted architect William Gibbons
Preston modified his own 1893 design for this
building by extending the Milk Street facade
to its present location. The allegorical figures
of commerce, fidelity, industry and security
are by New York . . . — — Map (db m176069) HM
Although we associate the name Charles Bulfinch with much of the architecture on Beacon Hill, he did not design most of the houses here.
Styles similar to his were copied by master
builders and independent housewrights in their
own vernacular, . . . — — Map (db m175940) HM
Charles Bulfinch, the foremost architect of his
time, designed this house in 1805 for Stephen
Higginson, Jr. Like No. 85, which Bulfinch built
in 1800 for Harrison Gray Otis, it is not part of
a continuous block. That more economical
pattern . . . — — Map (db m175943) HM
94 Charles Street Building Built 1860 Has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m176394) HM
Since 1981, millions of visitors have walked the decks of USS CASSIN YOUNG, experiencing her history and heroics. Now they have the opportunity to see a new side of this “greyhound of the sea” - what lies below the waterline.
Boasting 5-inch . . . — — Map (db m71480) HM
From 1769-1776 Boston was the flashpoint for events leading up to the American Revolution. On February 22, 1770, a crowd gathered around the house and shop of a Tory sympathizer and customs agent, Ebenezer Richardson. When they started pelting the . . . — — Map (db m18766) HM
In memory of Abraham Shapiro 1886-1949 Friend, benefactor, advisor Among whose many gifts to New England Medical Center was the property upon which this and other Medical Center buildings stand. 1987 The Neely House — — Map (db m176298) HM
The first mention of Africans arriving in Boston is in Governor John Winthrop’s diary entry of February 26, 1638, in which he states: “Mr. Peirce, in the Salem Ship, the Desire, returned from the West Indies . . . and brought some . . . — — Map (db m21011) HM
African Meeting House
has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the United States of America
1975
National Park Service
United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m177226) HM
Location of the American Redoubts on Dorchester Heights which compelled the evacuation of Boston by the British Army March 17 – 1776. — — Map (db m17960) HM
Anne Whitney 1821-1915 Boston Sculptor Who maintained a studio for nearly two decades at 92 Mt. Vernon St See her statues of Samuel Adams in Faneuil Hall Park and “Leif Ericson” on Commonwealth Ave. — — Map (db m175993) HM
To commemorate the arrival on June 12, 1630 of the Frigate Arbella, bringing Governor Winthrop and the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, This tablet placed by the Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution — — Map (db m37664) HM
The rank and financial status of Ft. Warren residents determined the quality of meal they ate. Rations for Union soldiers consisted of fresh beef with potatoes three times a week, salt beef, pork or ham three times a week, and baked beans on Sunday. . . . — — Map (db m108118) HM
The Walk to the Sea encompasses four centuries
of Boston history. Beginning at the State House on
Beacon Hill, overlooking Boston's ancient Common,
the Walk passes among historic landmarks and
skyscrapers. The Walk crosses ground that, . . . — — Map (db m176177) HM
Since its beginning in 1851 Jordan Marsh has grown with the City of Boston. It is to the continued faith in this city and its great people that this building is dedicated. - 1977 - — — Map (db m176060) HM
Front of Monument: Born in Boston, 17 January, 1706. Died in Philadelphia, 17 April, 1790. Right Side of Monument: Treaty of Peace and Independence 3 September, 1783 Rear of Monument: Eripuit Colo Tulmen Sceptrumque Tyrannis. Left . . . — — Map (db m18506) HM
Printer, Scientist, Philanthropist, Diplomat and Statesman A Man of Towering Eminence As Publisher of Poor Richard's Almanac he provided America in its upbuilding with a practical Philosophy and enriched its common speech with a wealth of . . . — — Map (db m101423) HM
On this site, at No. 27 Summer Street, stood the parsonage in which Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on May 25, 1803 Placed here on this anniversary, May 25, 1951 that posterity shall know the birthplace of this great American — — Map (db m176032) HM
Here on June 2, 1875,
Alexander Graham Bell and
Thomas A. Watson
first transmitted sound over wires.
This successful experiment was completed in a fifth floor garret at what was then 109 Court Street and marked the beginning of world-wide . . . — — Map (db m49787) HM
Unlike any restaurant of its kind, the Bleacher Bar
provides a unique window into Fenway Park from
beneath the center-field bleachers. This sonor of the
park was originally modeled as a batting cage in 1971
and used by both Red Sox players . . . — — Map (db m176981) HM
Boston Athenaeum has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating
the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m176131) HM
A large cathedral, mother church of other local Swedenborgian Societies, stood on this present site from 1845-1963. The present complex was dedicated as a place of worship in
1966.
The Christianity of this church is guided by . . . — — Map (db m176881) HM
In or about the year of our Lord One thousand six hundred thirty and four the then present inhabitants of said Town of Boston of whom the Honble John Winthrop Esqr Govnr of the Colony was chiefe did treate and agree with Mr William Blackstone for . . . — — Map (db m18505) HM
An Gorta Mor The great famine which ravaged Ireland between 1845-50 was the major catastrophe of the 19th century. It brought horrific suffering and loss to Ireland’s 8.5 million people. Over one million died of starvation and disease. Another . . . — — Map (db m176151) HM
On January 15, 1919, a molasses tank at 529 Commercial Street exploded under pressure, killing 21 people. A 40-foot wave of molasses buckled the elevated railroad tracks, crushed buildings and inundated the neighborhood. Structural defects in the . . . — — Map (db m40677) HM
Boston Naval Shipyard has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the historic sites act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m58264) HM
On this spot stood the First House erected for the use of the Boston Public Latin School. This School has been constantly Maintained since it was Established by the following Vote of the town: At a General meeting upon Public Notice it was agreed . . . — — Map (db m18509) HM
Washington Street was Boston's Newspaper
Row, home to all the city dailies into the
1950s. The Boston Evening Transcript, founded in 1830, was the city's first afternoon daily. By 1870, the influential newspaper was the largest in New . . . — — Map (db m176112) HM
Boston Women’s Memorial
Lucy Stone Born in Brookfield, she was one of the first Massachusetts women to graduate from college. She was an ardent abolitionist, a renowned orator, and the founder of the Woman’s Journal, the foremost . . . — — Map (db m178753) HM
Nathaniel Bradlee designed this outstanding
example of High Gothic architecture in 1876.
It was one of many buildings erected during the
downtown building boom that followed the Great
Fire of 1872. The BYMCU was founded by Harvard
students in . . . — — Map (db m176121) HM
When the Federal government established a navy yard in Massachusetts in 1800, it naturally looked to Boston Harbor. A thriving town of more than 34,000 people, Boston was home to hundreds of skilled ship carpenters, riggers, caulkers, and other . . . — — Map (db m60133) HM
--------------- Site of the Battle of Bunker Hill fought June 17, 1775 --------------- Although orders were issued by the Committee of Safety to seize and fortify Bunker Hill the colonial officers after consultation fortified this hill on June 16, . . . — — Map (db m17974) HM
The Site of the Bunch of Grapes Tavern Here on 30th of July 1733
was instituted under charter from
the Grand Lodge of England
The first regularly constituted lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons in America
Now St. John's Lodge of Boston . . . — — Map (db m115252) HM
Established in 1810, this is Charlestown's second oldest burying ground, and the site of the left wing of Colonial forces at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775. A monument marks the location of the Rail Fence and Stone Wall fortified by the . . . — — Map (db m55532) HM
“Don’t fire ‘til you see the whites of their eyes.” The Battle of Bunker Hill, fought here on Breed’s Hill, June 17, 1775, was the first major military confrontation of the Revolutionary War. Although the British won the . . . — — Map (db m18094) HM
Merchant Vestryman and Compatriot of
Paul Revere
on April 18, 1775 called
Robert Newman
from his house on Salem St. to Christ church and lest the British disturb him, locked the church doors from outside while the lanterns were being . . . — — Map (db m115353) HM
Born in Windsor England 1595 Member of the Honourable Artillery Company of London 1623 Devoted citizen of Boston from 1635 to death in 1656 Liberal contributor for a town library for the maintenance of a free schoolmaster, for introducing pure . . . — — Map (db m18514) HM
During a memorable weekend to conclude the 1983 regular season, Carl Yastrzemski capped his Hall of Fame career before a pair of sold-out Fenway Park crowds. First, on Saturday, October 1, Yaz was recognized in an emotional pregame ceremony that . . . — — Map (db m176988) HM
Central Congregational Church (Church of the Covenant)
has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the
United States of America
The decorative scheme, virtually . . . — — Map (db m178279) HM
Designed in 1891 by the firm of America's foremost park planner and landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, this playground is one of the best surviving examples of the neighborhood parks in Boston's original system. Olmsted divided the park . . . — — Map (db m55527) HM
Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., America’s foremost landscape architect and the creator of Boston’s Emerald Necklace and New York’s Central Park, designed Charlestown Heights, now Doherty Playground, in 1891. With an increasing population and decreasing . . . — — Map (db m55528) HM
The Charlestown Navy Yard was established in 1800 to build, repair, and supply the nation's warships. For 174 years the yard expanded and adapted to serve a growing, changing navy.
In early years, skilled workers build and repaired wooden . . . — — Map (db m191822) HM
One of our nation's first naval shipyards was established here at Moulton's Point, Charlestown, in 1800, and remained active until 1971. During that period, the yard contributed greatly to the birth and growth of American naval power, and was the . . . — — Map (db m192056) HM
Training fields were a familiar sight in early New England in an era of constant alert.
American colonist formed militias for protection and trained in open fields also known as commons. Charlestown Training Field dates from the 1640s . . . — — Map (db m115250) HM
Erected in honor of the men and women of Charlestown who served in World War II 1941 1945 and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice Dedicated September 29, 1946 — — Map (db m176356) WM
Previously known as the Bull & Finch
Pub, Cheers Beacon Hill's rise to stardom
is a classic "Hollywood” story... only it
happened in Boston!
Three producers were looking to create
a sitcom about a neighborhood bar. One
producer suggested . . . — — Map (db m176876) HM
Chester Harding House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating
the history of the . . . — — Map (db m176134) HM
The oldest church building in Boston after its spire was blown down in a gale October 1804 the present spire, sixteen feet shorter than the original was erected under the supervision of Charles Bulfinch Its peal of bells the first in America has . . . — — Map (db m76585) HM
Native American Settlement
Native American occupation of the Charlestown peninsula predates European settlements by approximately 10,000 years. Archaeological evidence, such as tools made of stone, bone, wood, and shells, suggests the early . . . — — Map (db m60237) HM
This graceful home was built around 1712 and managed to survive when all its neighbors--including the house that Ben Franklin owned next door--were torn down. This was the home of one of Boston's "substantial mechanicks," Ebenezer Clough, the . . . — — Map (db m76630) HM
Harbor mines and cables fill the pier during the Second World War. Built in 1906, the mine-storage building (background) now houses the visitor’s center. (Inscription below the title) Countering the threat of the submarine, the U.S. military mined . . . — — Map (db m62557) HM
Thomas Cass.
Col. Ninth Mass.
Infantry. U.S.V.
Fell at Malvern
Hill Virginia
July First 1862.
Erected by the City of Boston
in memory of the officers
and men of the Ninth Reg.
Mass. Volunteers
Organized May 3 1861
Mustered out . . . — — Map (db m117946) WM
Until a few decades before the American Revolution, Boston was the largest port in the British colonies. It thrived on maritime trade, shipbuilding, and the work of hundreds of craftspeople. While the tombs of the rich merchants and politicians ring . . . — — Map (db m18795) HM
In Memoriam
Commander
Barry Carle
U.S. Navy
1933-1974
Died while in the service of his country
Deputy District Civil Engineer for the Commandant of the First Naval District
Responsible for the concept and the initial development of the . . . — — Map (db m58455) HM WM
Born in Wexford Ireland 1745 Died in Philadelphia 1803 Received first commission from the Continental Congress to command the Lexington 1775 Sailed from Boston on the Raleigh 1778 Acclaimed in Boston in 1780 for victories on the Alliance Appointed . . . — — Map (db m41561) HM
During the War Between the States, 1861-1865 more than a thousand Confederates were imprisoned here of whom thirteen died.
D.B. Cartwright CO H 32 N.C.
James J. Cooper CO. F 17 N.C.
Col. T.J. Davidson 25 Miss
A. Diggs citizen, VA
Aquila . . . — — Map (db m59205) HM
The primary purpose of this building, the property of
the American Congregational Association is to provide
housing for Congregational Societies and other religious
and charitable organizations: it is the fifth home of the
Congregational . . . — — Map (db m176175) HM
June 17, 1775 He who brought us over still sustains us. Connecticut American Revolution Bicentennial Commission South Marker:
General Israel Putnam of Connecticut helped decide to fortify the Charlestown peninsula and with Captain Thomas . . . — — Map (db m191806) HM
In 1630, Deacon Edward Converse became the first of his lineage to come to America from England, settling in Charlestown, MA. He established the first ferry between Charlestown and Boston, known as the “Great Ferry”. This historic passenger ship . . . — — Map (db m176308) HM
In the 18th century, Copp’s Hill was higher than it stands today. On April 23, 1775, just a few days after the battles of Lexington and Concord, British Admiral Samuel Graves received General Gage’s permission to construct a redoubt on Copp’s Hill . . . — — Map (db m191826) HM
Stroll round among the graves . . . lean on the free stone slab which lies over the bones of the Mathers . . . read the epitaph of stout William Clark, ‘Despiser of Sorry Persons and little Action’ . . . stand by the stone grave of sturdy Daniel . . . — — Map (db m18073) HM
In the 1630s, the northern-most slope of the Shawmut Peninsula (or Boston) was a prominent landmark. Settlers soon discovered its strategic overlook of the Harbor and of the Charles River to the west and found the steep hillock well-protected from . . . — — Map (db m145070) HM
Near here, August 23rd 1630
Governor John Winthrop
and members of the Massachusetts Bay Company
organized the Court of Assistants
forerunner of the
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts — — Map (db m97405) HM
In 1835, the U.S. Congress and President Andrew Jackson authorized the purchase of this site for a new Custom House. Ammi Burnham Young, an architect from New
Hampshire whose early works included buildings at Dartmouth College and
Vermont's . . . — — Map (db m176217) HM
Built on the water's edge at the foot of State Street between 1837 and 1847, the Custom House was a focal point of Boston's old water-front. It was a controversial building in its day. Critics thought its Greek Revival style was old-fashioned, . . . — — Map (db m115260) HM
D.L. Moody, Christian Evangelist, Friend of man, Founder of the Northfield Schools, was converted to God in a shoe store on this site April 21, 1855 — — Map (db m129367) HM
In 1829 published "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World” decrying American slavery, racial hatred, and summoning his fellow African Americans to resist. Possession of the Appeal was a crime in the South. A bounty was placed on him by . . . — — Map (db m177158) HM
This 1790s Georgian residence was built for Deacon John Larkin, a patriot best remembered for his role in Paul Revere's legendary midnight ride. It was Larkin's horse that carried Revere out to Lexington and Concord to warn the Committee of Safety . . . — — Map (db m60235) HM
Named to honor William Eaton and the heroic Battle of Derna In 1805 Consul Eaton led a handful of U.S. Marines and a small army of Egyptians across 500 miles of the Libyan Desert to attack the port city of Derna from the land. The city fell, and . . . — — Map (db m176304) HM
As the final act of an eleven month siege, the Continental Army occupied these heights and forced the evacuation of British troops from Boston on March 17, 1788 – General George Washington’s first victory in the American Revolution. — — Map (db m17959) HM
These heights, commanding the harbor and town of Boston on the south, were seized and fortified by troops of the Continental Army and local militia under General John Thomas on the night of March 4, 1776. By this arduous night’s labor, and further . . . — — Map (db m17961) HM
Backed by cannons hauled from Fort Ticonderoga in New York, Patriot soldiers fortified these heights in March 1776, forcing the evacuation of British troops from Boston. — — Map (db m30385) HM
This stone and metal structure is Dry Dock 1, completed in 1833. As one of America’s first two granite dry docks, Dry Dock 1 made the repair of large naval ships faster, easier, and safer. Returning warships to sea duty in less time was a . . . — — Map (db m37697) HM
The Ebenezer Hancock House, built in 1767, is the only remaining house in Boston associated with John Hancock. He owned the house but it was lived in by his brother Ebenezer, who was Deputy Paymaster General of the Continental Army. This is one . . . — — Map (db m18092) HM
Edgar Allan Poe 1809 1849 Poet · Storywriter · Critic Born on Carver Street January 19, 1809, to David and Elizabeth (Eliza) Poe, actors at the Boston Theatre. In 1827 published his first book, Tamerlane and Other Poems, at a shop on . . . — — Map (db m176194) HM
Author. Scholar. Outstanding citizen of Boston and public benefactor Acknowledged as the founder of the
credit union movement in the United States
This tablet erected by the Credit Union National Association
May 1959 — — Map (db m176119) HM
On April 28, 1852, in Johnson Hall formerly on this site, the first municipal electric fire alarm system using call boxes with automatic signaling to indicate the location of a fire was placed into service. Invented by William Channing and Moses . . . — — Map (db m76634) HM
Elizabeth Peabody, the first female publisher in Boston, maintained a home and business here in the 1840s. Her bookshop was the first in the city to offer works by foreign authors, and she published the periodical The Dial with Ralph Waldo . . . — — Map (db m176301) HM
The Emerson Majestic Theatre is the only Boston building designed by nationally prominent architect John Galen Howard. Completed in 1903 for merchant and music patron Eben Jordan, it has been used for movies, opera and musical theater. Its . . . — — Map (db m56630) HM
Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1707, son of Josiah Franklin (1657-1745), tallow chandler, and his second wife, Abiah (Folger) (1667-1752). After his parent’s deaths, Franklin created a modest memorial to them with an inscription . . . — — Map (db m18780) HM
Known as America’s “Cradle of Liberty” Faneuil Hall was a central location for organized protests against British tyranny prior to the American Revolution. Given to Boston in 1742 by Peter Faneuil and designed by the painter John Smibert, it was . . . — — Map (db m18067) HM
This is Faneuil Hall the Cradle of Liberty built and given to the town of Boston by Peter Faneuil ***** 1742 ***** Still used by a free people 1930 — — Map (db m18088) HM
The 1933 Federal Building was built during the height of the Depression as the Boston home of the Federal Courts and the U. S. Post Office and was the site of precedent-setting judicial decisions on New Deal legislation and civil rights. The . . . — — Map (db m176245) HM
Fenway Park opened in 1912, then the largest ballpark in the major leagues. Home of the Boston Red Sox, it is the nation's oldest operating major league baseball venue, and a rare survivor of the "Golden Age" of baseball parks (1909-1923). Now the . . . — — Map (db m56691) HM
On this site in 1887, the first commercial dental laboratory in America, the W.H. Stowe and Co. Dental Laboratory, was established by William H. Stowe and Mr. Frank F. Eddy. This historical marker, placed by the National Association of Dental . . . — — Map (db m175914) HM
Originally a meeting hall for the Boston Chamber of Commerce, the Exchange was built on land donated by streetcar magnate Henry M. Whitney and completed in 1892. Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge designed the tiered arches and rock-faced masonry which . . . — — Map (db m56478) HM
Has been designated a registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the historic sites act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States — — Map (db m108117) HM
There were shrubs and flowers in the Franklin Place front-yards or borders; Commerce is just putting his granite foot upon them.
In The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1857), Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes mourns the change in . . . — — Map (db m176068) HM
When Copp’s Hill was first established as the “North Burying Ground,” it was just below the summit of one of Boston’s highest hills. Looking north over the colonial wharves one could see the towns of Charlestown and Chelsea and the confluence of the . . . — — Map (db m192057) HM
This street was long noted for its gardens and governors. At No. 4, opposite the site of Governor Hutchinson’s mansion, lived one of Boston’s “Irish governors,” John J. (“Honey Fitz”) Fitzgerald, ward boss, congressman and . . . — — Map (db m18072) HM
To attempt to tell the story of the wonderfully-
gathered and splendidly-lodged Gardner Collection would be to displace a little the line that separates private from public property.... It is in presence of the results magnificently attained, . . . — — Map (db m177018) HM
The Charlestown Navy Yard served the nation for 174 years as a base of the building, outfitting, repair, and modernization of ships. During World War II, the yard’s busiest years, almost 50,000 men and women worked here, around the clock, seven days . . . — — Map (db m62586) HM
At this place the cannon brought by General Henry Knox from Fort Ticonderoga to deliver to General George Washington in the winter of 1775 – 1776 were used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of . . . — — Map (db m17958) HM
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