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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Adjacent to Suffolk County, Massachusetts
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| Near 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Tremont Street at Bromfield Street, on the left when traveling north on Tremont Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Hull Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| On Beacon Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — 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 |
| On School Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 Cambridge Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Tremont Street at Park Street, on the left when traveling north on Tremont Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Tremont Street at Park Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Neighborhood of Revolution “Paul Revere . . . started on a ride which, in a way has never ended.” - Esther Forbes, author of the classic study, Paul Revere and the World He Lived In In the course of just two pivotal days . . . — — Map (db m19101) HM |
| On Tremont Street at Park Street, on the left when traveling north on Tremont Street. |
| | The Common an Historic Overview In 1634, only four years after John Winthrop and the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Colony settled the Shawmut Peninsula and created the town of Boston, these colonists bought a 48-acre tract of land on the . . . — — Map (db m19160) HM |
| On Commercial Street east of Charter Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On School Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| | --------------- 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 |
| On State Street just west of Kilby Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| Near Monument Square, on the left when traveling north. |
| | “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 |
| Near Salem Street north of Hull Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
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 |
| On Washington Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| On Boylston Street east of Arlington Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
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 |
| Near Tremont Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Tremont Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 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 |
| On Monument Square at Chestnut St. on Monument Square. |
| | 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 Charleston peninsula and with Captain Thomas . . . — — Map (db m18654) HM |
| Near Hull Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 m18867) HM |
| On Hull Street at Hull St Pl, on the left when traveling east on Hull Street. |
| | 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 |
| On India Street north of Central Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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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 |
| On Court Street at Franklin Ave, on the right when traveling west on Court Street. |
| | 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 |
| Near Thomas Park at Pacific Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 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 |
| On Thomas Park at Telegraph Street, on the left when traveling south on Thomas Park. |
| | 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 |
| Near 3rd Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
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 |
| On Marshall Street at Creek Square, on the right when traveling north on Marshall Street. |
| | 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 of . . . — — Map (db m18092) HM |
| On Charles Street north of Boylston Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| |
Man of Letters • Preacher of the Gospel
Prophet of Peace • Patriot — — Map (db m117909) 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 |
| On Tremont St, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Emerson Majestic Theatre is the only Boston building designed by nationally prominent architect John Galen Howard. Completed in 1903 for merchant an music patron Eben Jordan, it has been used for movies, opera and musical theater. Its monumental . . . — — Map (db m56630) HM |
| Near Tremont Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| On Congress Street at North Street, on the right when traveling north on Congress Street. |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m18067) HM |
| Near Congress Street at North Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 Milk Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 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 |
| Near Hull Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | 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 Charleston and Chelsea and the . . . — — Map (db m18901) HM |
| On Garden Court at Prince Street, on the right when traveling north on Garden Court. |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| On Boylston Street east of Arlington Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| |
Champion of liberty and the rights of man.
Erected by the Polish People
of New England to commemorate
the 150th anniversary of his arrival
in America to enlist in the cause
of liberty — — Map (db m117910) WM |
| On Beacon Street at Arlington Street, on the left when traveling west on Beacon Street. |
| |
A public spirited citizen
whose great gift to the City of Boston
provided for the creation of works of
public utility and beauty for the use
and enjoyment of the inhabitants . . . — — Map (db m118004) HM |
| On Tremont Street at Bromfield Street, on the left when traveling north on Tremont Street. |
| | Within this ground are buried John Hancock, Samuel Adams and Robert Treat Paine, signers of the Declaration of Independence; Governors Richard Bellingham, William Dummer, James Bowdoin, Increase Sumner, James Sullivan and Christopher Gore; Lieut. . . . — — Map (db m18711) HM |
| Near Hull Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Most of the gravestones in Copp’s Hill Burying Ground are upright stone markers placed before 1825. The quality and complexity of the carving depended on the skill of the carver and the budget of the person buying the memorial. The majority of the . . . — — Map (db m18934) HM |
| Near Tremont Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In early Boston when someone died, their family or friends indicated their burial site with a marker for remembrance. Often the deceased had already ordered their gravestone before their death. Gravestones were carved by masons, stonecutters, . . . — — Map (db m18783) HM |
| On Marshall Street at Creek Sq, on the right when traveling north on Marshall Street. |
| | Near this spot the Green Dragon Tavern The secret meeting place of the Sons of Liberty and in the words of Webster the Headquarters of the Revolution To mark a site forever memorable as The birthplace of American Freedom This Tavern is . . . — — Map (db m18091) HM |
| Near Tremont Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In the 17th century, religious persecution led to the immigration of large numbers of French Protestants (known as Huguenots) to Massachusetts. Gravestones of the Cazneau, Johonnat, Revere, and Sigourney families can be found throughout . . . — — Map (db m18776) HM |
| Near Congress Street at Dorchester Avenue, on the left when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m6324) HM |
| On Tremont Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m18721) HM |
| On Boylston Street at Fenway, on the right when traveling east on Boylston Street. |
| | John Boyle O'Reilly
1844-1890
Poet Patriot Orator — — Map (db m56628) HM |
| | John Greenwood 1729 - 1792 Painter of Portraits and Mezzotint Engraver of a family long known in the North End as builders of ships. A nephew of Isaac Greenwood, first Hollis Professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Harvard College. . . . — — Map (db m76589) HM |
| On Beacon St just from Park St, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Here stood the residence of John Hancock: A prominent and patriotic merchant of Boston, the first signer of the Declaration of American Independence, and first governor of Massachusetts under the State Constitution.
Erected 1737. Removed 1863. — — Map (db m55597) HM |
| On Boylston Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m56643) HM |
| | John Tileston 1735 - 1826 Active patriot during the Revolution. Beloved master for more than seventy years of the North Writing School, now the Eliot School and teacher of many famous Bostonians. He lived and died on Margaret Street.To Those . . . — — Map (db m76592) HM |
| On State Street east of Congress Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m115251) HM |
| | John Winthrop 1588 - 1649 In the early autumn of 1630, Winthrop and his company landed at the foot of Prince Street from Charleston. Thus was begun the settlement of Boston. The spirit of Winthrop is forever a challenge to America: "To avoid . . . — — Map (db m145069) HM |
| Near Summer Street south of Washington Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| |
This plaque commemorates the historic site of
Jordan Marsh
In 1841, nineteen year old Eben Dyer Jordan began a remarkable and innovative journey that would lead to the founding, with partner Benjamin L. Marsh, of the renowned . . . — — Map (db m115271) HM |
| Near Tremont Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Josiah Franklin and Abiah his wife lie here interred. They lived lovingly together in wedlock fifty-five years, and without an estate, or any gainful employment, by constant labor and honest industry, maintained a large family comfortably, and . . . — — Map (db m19280) HM |
| On Tremont Street at School Street, on the left when traveling south on Tremont Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m18083) HM |
| On Tremont Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Left Marker: Here were buried Governors of Massachusetts John Winthrop 1649, John Endicott 1665, John Leverett 1679, William Shirley 1771, Lieut. Governors of Massachusetts William Phillips 1827, Thomas Lindall Winthrop 1841; Governors of . . . — — Map (db m18713) HM |
| On Beacon Street at Tremont Street on Beacon Street. |
| | Around 1750, the present, stone version of King's Chapel replaced the wooden structure of 1688. King James II had ordered the wooden chapel built. It was the first Anglican church in Boston, erected on the old burying ground over strong Puritan . . . — — Map (db m144148) HM |
| Near Atlantic Avenue south of Commercial Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
Boston's legendary clipper ship trade centered around Lewis Wharf. Ships bound for faraway ports sailed from here in the 1840s and '50s:
• to buy tea in China and sell it in Europe.
• to California where most of the '49ers' famous gold . . . — — Map (db m115279) HM |
| On Tremont Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Along the second row parallel to the front path are the stones of the three “Rebeccas”: Rebecca (Baker) Gerrish (d. 1743), Rebecca Smith Sanders (d. 1745/6), and Rebecca (Smith) Alexander Deal Sprague (ca. 1704-1746), who were . . . — — Map (db m18984) HM |
| On Garden Court north of Princt Street, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Here stood the mansion of Governor Thomas Hutchinson built about 1687 • This tablet placed by the City of Boston 1930 — — Map (db m18071) HM |
| On Beacon Street west of Bowdoin Street. |
| | Witness for religious freedom. Hanged on Boston Common - 1660. "My life not availeth me in comparison to the liberty of the truth."
Erected by the Art Commission of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the legacy of Zenas Ellis of Fair . . . — — Map (db m20925) HM |
| On Monument Sq at Monument Ave on Monument Sq. |
| | Colonel William Prescott of Massachusetts led the colonial forces on Breed’s Hill. His commanding figure and strong will inspired the farmer soldiers to the greatness of the day. Dr. Joseph Warren, commissioned a Major General, elected to serve . . . — — Map (db m18651) HM |
| On Beacon Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling east on Beacon Street. |
| | [On the front of the monument, part of the relief itself]:
Omnia Relinqvit / Servare Rempvblicam
[Underneath the relief]:
Robert Gould Shaw Colonel of the Fifty Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry
born in Boston 10 . . . — — Map (db m20209) HM |
| On 1st Ave, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Dedicated to the Men of the Boston Naval Shipyard who made the supreme sacrifice in defense of their country in all wars 1800 – 1950 “For what avail the plough or sail Or land or life, if freedom fail?” Presented by employees . . . — — Map (db m37700) HM |
| | To commemorate
the discovery
that the inhaling of ether
causes insensibility to pain.
First proved to the world
at the
Mass. General Hospital
in Boston
October. A.D MDCCCXLVI
This also cometh forth
from the Lord of hosts . . . — — Map (db m86191) HM |
| On North Square, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Moses Pierce-Hichborn 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 m18069) HM |
| On Court Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Here in 1719 stood the printing office of James Franklin publisher of the New England Courant. Here served as an apprentice his brother Benjamin Franklin
Here 1769 to 1776 Edes and Gill published the Boston Gazette — — Map (db m56692) HM |
| On Yawkey Way, on the right when traveling north. |
| | New
Fenway Park
Built 1912
Reconstructed 1934
Boston
American League
Baseball Company
Thomas A. Yawkey
President — — Map (db m56690) HM |
| On Monument Sq at Monument St on Monument Sq. |
| | June 17, 1775 Strength United is Stronger New Hampshire American Revolution Bicentennial Commission East Marker: Colonel John Stark commanded 900 New Hampshire men at the rail fence and at the stone wall on the Mystic River shore against the . . . — — Map (db m115949) HM |
| On Salem Street near Hull Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | The Signal Lanterns of Paul Revere displayed in the steeple of this church April 18 1775 warned the country of the march of the British troops to Lexington and Concord. — — Map (db m115352) HM |
| Near Beacon Street east of Charles Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | A type of the 56,571 mines laid and swept in the mine barrier placed in the North Sea by the United States Navy during the World War, 1917-1919, the greatest achievement of its nature recorded in all naval history and placed here as a tribute to . . . — — Map (db m148926) HM |
| On North Square at North Street, on the right when traveling north on North Square. |
| | Here in North Square
Lived Paul Revere and his wife
Rachel Revere for whom this overlook is named
* * * * * * *
Here lived Major Pitcairn
of the soldiery
occupying Boston in 1775
Governor Thomas Hutchinson
Sir Harry Frankland . . . — — Map (db m47631) HM |
| Near North Square, on the left when traveling north. |
| | This courtyard is the site of the Barnard House, built at the same time as the Revere House as part of a row of three similar wooden dwellings. The three houses were built after the great fire of November, 1676, had ravaged the neighborhood. . . . — — Map (db m19273) HM |
| | North-East Corner of the Redoubt thrown up on the night of the sixteenth of June 1775 — — Map (db m18656) HM |
| On Washington Street at Milk Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street. |
| | 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 U.S. Department . . . — — Map (db m18087) HM |
| On School Street east of Tremont Street. |
| |
1630-1673
Zacheus Bosworth, Captain Thomas Clarke and Lieutenant Richard Cooke dwelt here on School House Lane
1704
John Mico built a mansion on this site which was occupied in turn by Colonel Jacob Wendall, Governor Moses Gill and . . . — — Map (db m21664) HM |
| Near Thomas Park, on the left when traveling south. |
| | On these heights, during the night of March 4, 1776, the American troops besieging Boston built two redoubts which made the harbor and town untenable by the British fleet and garrison. On March 17, the British fleet, carrying 11,000 effective men . . . — — Map (db m18515) HM |
| On Beacon Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | On This Site Stood the Home of John Singleton Copley Distinguished Historical and Portrait Painter
Born in Boston 1737
Died in London 1815 — — Map (db m81965) HM |
| | From the beginning, Fort Warren’s heart was the six-acre parade ground. When the Civil War broke out soon after the fort was completed, the area was still covered in construction debris. Newly enlisted Massachusetts regiments cleaned it up as they . . . — — Map (db m108116) HM |
| On Tremont Street at Park Street, on the right when traveling south on Tremont Street. |
| | The English architect Peter Banner designed Park Street Church. It was built in 1809 on the site of the old Granary for which the adjoining burying ground, much older than the church, was named. On July 4, 1829, William Lloyd Garrison delivered his . . . — — Map (db m18081) HM |
| Near Constitution Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | At this site Paul Revere landed on the night of April 18, 1775 to begin his midnight ride Dedicated by The Massachusetts Society Sons of the American Revolution April 1999 — — Map (db m17971) HM |
| Near Paul Revere Mall, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Paul Revere 1735 – 1818 Patriot, Master Craftsman Good Citizen Lanterns hung in the “North Church Steeple” gave the signal to spread the Alarm that the British were advancing, April 18, 1775, to capture the military stores in . . . — — Map (db m19274) HM |
| On Tremont Street at Bromfield Street, on the left when traveling north on Tremont Street. |
| | This tablet as a memorial to Paul Revere is erected by the Paul Revere Memorial Association to commemorate the opening to the public on April 19, 1908 of his old house at No. 19 North Square in this city. May the youth of today when they visit this . . . — — Map (db m18709) HM |
| On North Square, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Paul Revere 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 United . . . — — Map (db m18068) HM |
| On North Square at North Street, on the right when traveling north on North Square. |
| | “Messenger of the Revolution”
“Patriot Engraver”
“Pioneer Industrialist”
These are among history’s labels for Paul Revere, who occupied this small frame house on North Square from 1770 to 1800. Built . . . — — Map (db m21543) HM |
| Near Paul Revere Mall, on the left when traveling west. |
| | Established 1933 from the income of the George Robert White Fund bequeathed to the City of Boston for creating works of public utility and beauty * * * * * Dedicated to the enjoyment of the community and to the memory of those men and women of . . . — — Map (db m19275) HM |
| Near Constitution Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | On the night of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere set out to warn of the march of British troops on Lexington and Concord. He departed Boston by water, was rowed to Charleston, and landed near here. Walking the short distance into town, Revere borrowed a . . . — — Map (db m17972) HM |
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