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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Boston

 
Clickable Map of Suffolk County, Massachusetts and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Suffolk County, MA (597) Essex County, MA (399) Middlesex County, MA (566) Norfolk County, MA (232) Plymouth County, MA (257)  SuffolkCounty(597) Suffolk County (597)  EssexCounty(399) Essex County (399)  MiddlesexCounty(566) Middlesex County (566)  NorfolkCounty(232) Norfolk County (232)  PlymouthCounty(257) Plymouth County (257)
Boston is the county seat for Suffolk County
Boston is in Suffolk County
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1 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown Crossing — 20-30 Bromfield Street —
On Bromfield Street east of Province Street, on the right when traveling east.
2 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — 20 Pinckney Street — Beacon Hill —
On Pinckney Street west of Joy Street, on the left when traveling west.
3 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — BH07 — 29A Chestnut Street — Beacon Hill —
On Chestnut Street just east of Willow Street, on the right when traveling west.
4 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — 40-42 Mt. Vernon Street — Beacon Hill —
On Mt. Vernon Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west on Mt. Vernon Street.
5 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — BH21 — 45 Beacon Street — Beacon Hill —
On Beacon Street east of Spruce Street, on the right when traveling west.
6 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown Crossing — 45 Milk Street — A Designated Boston Landmark —
On Arch Street at Milk Street, on the right when traveling north on Arch Street.
7 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Financial District — 52 Broad Street —
On Broad Street just east of Milk Street, on the right when traveling west.
8 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Hyde Park — 54th Infantry/55th Infantry/5th Cavalry — Massachusetts Volunteer Militia —
On Standbro Street at Hyde Park Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Standbro Street.
9 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — 66 Mt. Vernon Street — Beacon Hill —
On Mt. Vernon Street west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west.
10 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — 87 Mt. Vernon Street — Beacon Hill —
On Mt. Vernon Street west of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling west.
11 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — 94 Charles Street Building —
On Charles Street south of Pinckney Street, on the right when traveling south.
12 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — 255 State Street Sea Glass — Tumbled Recycled Glass and Resin, August 2007 —
On Atlantic Avenue south of State Street, on the right when traveling north.
13 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — 4 — 1775 — "One if by Land, Two if by Sea" —
Near Salem Court at Salem Street, on the left when traveling east.
14 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — 1893 —
On Park Plaza at Charles Street South, on the right when traveling west on Park Plaza.
15 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — 6 — 1954 Hurricane Carol —
Near Salem Court at Salem Street, on the left when traveling east.
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16 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Chinatown — Abraham Shapiro —
On Bennet Street at Harrison Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Bennet Street.
17 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Back Bay — A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada —
On Commonwealth Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2) east of Clarendon Street, on the right when traveling east.
18 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — BH19 — Acorn Street —
On Willow Street just south of Acorn Street, on the right when traveling south.
19 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — African Americans at Copp’s Hill —
Near Hull Street, on the left when traveling east.
20 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — African Meeting House —
On Smith Court west of Joy Street, on the left.
21 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Back Bay — Alexander Hamilton —
On Commonwealth Avenue (Massachusetts Route 2) west of Arlington Street, in the median.
22 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, South Boston — American Redoubts —
On Thomas Park at Atlantic Street, in the median on Thomas Park.
23 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — American Soldiers Killed June 17, 1775 —
On Adams Street at Winthrop Street, on the left when traveling west on Adams Street.
24 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Anne Whitney — 1821 - 1915 —
On Mount Vernon Street west of Willow Street, on the left when traveling west.
25 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Anthony V. DeSimone — United States Army — 13 January 1916 - 12 July 1944 —
On Freedom Trail at Salem Street, on the left when traveling east on Freedom Trail.
26 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Seaport (South Boston) — Anthony's Pier 4: Boston Icon —
Near Pier 4 Boulevard north of Northern Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
27 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Back Bay — Arlington Street Church — Unitarian Universalist — Gathered in 1729 —
On Arlington Street at Boylston Street, on the right when traveling south on Arlington Street.
28 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Armenian Genocide Memorial —
On Mercantile Street at John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road, on the right when traveling west on Mercantile Street.
29 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Bay Village — Armory of the First Corps of Cadets — A Boston Landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places —
On Piedmont Street south of Arlington Street, on the right when traveling south.
30 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Bay Village — Armory of the First Corps of Cadets — A Boston landmark listed in the National Register of Historic Places —
On Columbus Avenue (Massachusetts Route 28) south of Stuart Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
31 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Government Center — Arnold "Red" Auerbach — Boston Celtics —
On South Market Street west of John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road, on the left when traveling west.
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32 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Arrival of the Frigate Arbella —
On Beacon Street, on the left when traveling east.
33 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Roxbury — Artillery Delivered from Fort Ticonderoga —
On Malcolm X Boulevard at Roxbury Street, on the left when traveling west on Malcolm X Boulevard.
34 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, East Boston — The Atlantic Dye Wood Company — Harborwalk Boston —
On New Street just north of Summer Street, on the right when traveling south.
35 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Chinatown — Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park on the Greenway —
Near Hudson Street at Beach Street, on the right when traveling north.
36 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Harbor Islands- Long Island — Bakery — Fort Warren-Georges Island — Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area —
On Georges Island.
37 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Financial District — Batterymarch Building —
On Broad Street at Custom House Street, on the right when traveling east on Broad Street.
38 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — The Battle of Bunker Hill —
On 1st Avenue at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west on 1st Avenue.
39 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Bay Village — Bay Village — Bay Village Garden —
On Church Street at Melrose Street, on the right when traveling south on Church Street.
40 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Beacon Hill — The Norman B. Leventhal Walk to the Sea —
On Beacon Street at Park Street, on the left when traveling east on Beacon Street.
41 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Beacon Hill Monument —
On Bowdoin Street at Ashburton Place, on the left when traveling north on Bowdoin Street.
42 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown Crossing — Beginning of Jordan Marsh —
On Summer Street at Washington Street, on the left when traveling east on Summer Street.
43 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Government Center — The Bell-in-Hand —
On Marshall Street at Creek Square, on the left when traveling north on Marshall Street.
44 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Benjamin Franklin —
On School Street, on the left when traveling east.
45 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Benjamin Franklin — 1706 - 1790 —
Near Unity Street near Tileston Street.
46 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Government Center — Bent 38 —
On John F Fitzgerald Surface Road at Clinton Street, on the right when traveling south on John F Fitzgerald Surface Road.
47 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Back Bay — Berkeley Building —
On Boylston Street east of Berkeley Street, on the right when traveling east.
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48 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Government Center — Bill Rodgers — "Boston Billy" —
On South Market Street west of John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road, on the left when traveling west.
49 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Birthplace of ASNT — The American Society for Nondestructive Testing —
Near 3rd Avenue east of 6th Street, on the right when traveling east.
50 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Birthplace of Charles Sumner —
On Irving Street at Myrtle Street, on the left when traveling north on Irving Street.
51 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown Crossing — Birthplace of Ralph Waldo Emerson —
On Summer Street at Hawley Street, on the right when traveling east on Summer Street.
52 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Government Center — Birthplace of the Telephone —
On Cambridge Street at Tremont Street, on the right when traveling west on Cambridge Street.
53 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Roxbury — Blanding's Turtle — Emydoidea blandingii — I live in a North American wetland neighborhood! —
Near Franklin Park Road west of Blue Hill Avenue ( Route 28), on the right when traveling west.
54 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, West Fens — Bleacher Bar —
On Lansdowne Street east of Brookline Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
55 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, South Boston — Bob Greene the Firefighter... —
Near William J Day Boulevard east of Farragut Road, on the right when traveling east.
56 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Bocce - More than a Game — North End — Harborwalk Boston —
On Commercial Street west of Jackson Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
57 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Boston Athenaeum —
On Beacon Street east of Bowdoin Street, on the right when traveling east.
58 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Boston Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) — Established 1818 —
On Bowdoin Street north of Beacon Street, on the right when traveling north.
59 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Lower Washington / Mount Hope — Boston Civil War Memorial —
On Walk Hill Street.
60 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Boston Common —
On Tremont Street at Park Street, on the left when traveling north on Tremont Street.
61 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Boston Founded A.D. 1630 —
On Beacon Street at Spruce Street, on the right when traveling east on Beacon Street.
62 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — The Boston Globe Site —
On Washington Street at Devonshire Place, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.
63 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — Boston Harbor Islands —
On Atlantic Avenue south of State Street, on the left when traveling north.
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64 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, D Street / West Broadway — Boston Harbor Islands — A national park area —
On Northern Avenue at Harborwalk, on the right when traveling west on Northern Avenue.
65 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown Crossing — Boston Irish Famine Memorial —
On Washington Street at School Street, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street.
66 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Financial District — The Boston Massacre —
On Devonshire Street at State Street on Devonshire Street.
67 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, D Street / West Broadway — 4 / 5 — Boston Massacre 1770 / The East India Company —
On Congress Street east of Dorchester Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
68 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — Boston Massacre Monument —
On Tremont Street south of West Street, on the right when traveling south.
69 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Boston Molasses Flood —
On Commercial Street east of Charter Street, on the right when traveling west.
70 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Boston Naval Shipyard —
On 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
71 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Boston Public Latin School —
On School Street, on the left when traveling east.
72 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Boston Public Latin School —
On School Street west of Chapman Place, on the left when traveling east.
73 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Lower Washington / Mount Hope — Boston Spanish American War Memorial —
On Walk Hill Street.
74 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — The Boston Tea Party —
On Harborwalk north of Congress Street, on the right when traveling north.
75 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812 — Boston National Historical Park - Charlestown Navy Yard — USS Constitution Museum; National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
On 1st Avenue.
76 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Boston Timeline —
On Hanover Street at Cross Street, on the left when traveling west on Hanover Street.
77 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Boston Timeline —
On Hanover Street at John F. Fitzgerald Surface Road, on the left when traveling east on Hanover Street.
78 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown Crossing — Boston Transcript Building —
On Milk Street east of Washington Street, on the right when traveling east.
79 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Back Bay West — Boston Women's Memorial —
On Commonwealth Avenue at Fairfield Street, on the left when traveling east on Commonwealth Avenue.
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80 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Boston Theater District — Boston Young Men's Christian Union — A Designated Boston Landmark —
On Boylston Street at Tamworth Street, on the right when traveling east on Boylston Street.
81 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Breakthrough —
On Constitution Road south of 2nd Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
82 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — The Breastwork —
Near Monument Square.
83 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Breed’s Hill —
Near Monument Square.
84 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — British and Commonwealth Forces Memorial —
Near Salem Court at Unity Street, on the right when traveling west.
85 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Building 10 —
On 3rd Street south of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
86 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Building a Landmark —
On Hanover Street near Prince Street, on the right when traveling north.
87 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — Building Boom — Preparing for a New Century — Atlantic Wharf —
On Harborwalk north of Congress Street, on the right when traveling north.
88 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — Bumpkin Island — Boston Harbor Islands National Park Area —
On Atlantic Avenue north of State Street, on the left when traveling north.
89 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Bunker Hill Burying Ground —
On Bunker Hill Street just west of Polk St, on the right when traveling west.
90 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Bunker Hill Monument —
Near Monument Square, on the left when traveling north.
91 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — California Sea Lion / Northern Fur Seal —
Near Central Wharf east of Old Atlantic Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
92 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Callahan Tunnel — Opened to Traffic, November 11, 1961 —
On Cross Street at North Street, on the right when traveling west on Cross Street.
93 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — Captain John Foster Williams — 1743 - 1814 —
On Atlantic Avenue north of Seaport Boulevard, on the right when traveling north.
94 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, North End — Captain John Pulling Jr. —
Near Salem Street north of Hull Street, on the right when traveling north.
95 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Downtown — Captain Robert Keayne —
On Washington Street, on the right when traveling north.
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96 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, West Fens — Carl Yastrzemski — "Yaz" — 8 —
On Van Ness Street at Ipswich Street, on the left when traveling east on Van Ness Street.
97 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, East Boston — Carlton's Wharf —
On London Street south of Sumner Street, on the right when traveling south.
98 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Beacon Hill — The Cathedral of St. Paul —
On Tremont Street south of Winter Street, on the left when traveling south.
99 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — Catherine Filene Shouse Building —
On 1st Avenue east of Terry Ring, on the right when traveling east.
100 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Waterfront — The Central Artery / The Rose Kennedy Greenway — The Norman B. Leventhal Walk to the Sea —
On State Street at Atlantic Avenue, on the right when traveling east on State Street.

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Nov. 11, 2026