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|   Patrick Andrew Collins - Boston, MA
in Irish-American Historic Places A monument to former Boston Mayor and Congressman, Patrick Andrew Collins, is located on Commonwealth Avenue between Clarendon and Dartmouth Streets. posted by:  neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/13/2013 last visited: 5/8/2013 |
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|  Here Lived Julia Ward Howe
in Massachusetts Historical Markers As you might expect, this marker calls attention to a building in which Julia Ward Howe lived. posted by:  Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/6/2006 last visited: 5/6/2006 |
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|  B.A.A. Boston Marathon - 100 Years - Copley Square - Boston, MA
in Commercial Commemorations The stone installation at Copley Square, near the finish line for the Boston Marathon, was laid in commemoration of the 100th running of the oldest continuously held marathon in the world, and has engraved the names and times of all the winners. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/25/2013 last visited: 5/8/2013 |
 view galleryS0.3 km |  Trinity Church - Boston, MA
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Trinity (Episcopal) Church is located in Copley Square in the Back Bay section of Boston. posted by: neoc1 location: Massachusetts date approved: 1/15/2012 last visited: 8/23/2014 |
 view galleryS0.3 km | Copley Square Park in Irish-American Historic Places Copley Square Park in Boston's Back Bay was named in honor of John S. Copley in 1883. On Wednesday, October 23, 2002, the city of Boston unveiled a statue to Copley, America's first great artist. Copley always wanted to return to Boston, but never did. He died in London in 1815.
posted by: Team Min Dawg location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/28/2005 last visited: 8/23/2014 |
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|  FIRST Women's College Club in the United States - Boston, MA, USA
in First of its Kind Founded in 1890, The College Club, which is a private membership organization, was the first women's college club in the United States. It is located in the historic Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/21/2013 last visited: 5/8/2013 |
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|  The Boston Marathon Bombs - Boston, MA, USA
in Infamous Crime Scenes During the running of the Boston Marathon on Patriots Day a pair of pressure cooker bombs were set off, killing three and injuring over 270, which triggered one of the greatest responses to aid and one of the largest manhunts in the city's history. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/2/2013 last visited: 8/8/2013 |
 view galleryE0.3 km | Berkeley Building in Massachusetts Historical Markers A restored, stylish, turn-of-the-century commercial building in the Back Bay. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/6/2006 last visited: 8/28/2013 |
 view galleryE0.3 km |  Statue of Alexander Hamilton - Boston, MA
in American Guide Series This statue is a none-foot carving by William Rimmer, using impressionistic techniques that were criticized at the time, but its qualities receive present-day recognition. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 7/4/2011 last visited: 5/8/2013 |
 view galleryS0.5 km |  Copley Square Hotel
in Time Capsules A time capsule placed by the Copley Square Hotel. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 3/18/2006 last visited: 10/19/2009 |
 view galleryE0.5 km | Arlington Street Church - Boston, MA in U.S. National Register of Historic Places Designed by famed Boston architect Arthur Gilman and completed in 1861, this church was the birthplace of the American Unitarian Association and host to many other historical events. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 3/24/2012 last visited: 9/8/2014 |
 view galleryE0.5 km | Arlington Street Church in Massachusetts Historical Markers The oldest church in a new part of town. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/6/2006 last visited: 5/7/2013 |
 view galleryE0.5 km |  First Equestrian Statue of Washington - Boston, MA
in George Washington This statue of George Washington on his horse greets visitors to Boston's Public Garden. Created by Thomas Ball in 1869, it is the first statue of the former president astride a horse.
posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/30/2007 last visited: 11/5/2014 |
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| The Ether Monument - Boston, MA in American Guide Series The Ether Monument in the Public Garden of Boston, Massachusetts is also known as the Good Samaritan Monument, commemorates the use of ether in anesthesia. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/16/2013 last visited: 5/7/2013 |
 view galleryS0.5 km | Boston's African-American Railroad Workers - Back Bay Station - Boston, MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers This series of signs within the lobby of Back Bay Station chronicles the lives of African Americans working on the railroad. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/3/2013 last visited: never |
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| First Corps of Cadets Armory in Massachusetts Historical Markers A castle-like former armory, now housing a restaurant. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 2/19/2007 last visited: 11/8/2011 |
 view galleryE0.6 km | The Public Garden - Boston, MA in American Guide Series The Public Garden, often referred to as, The Boston Public Garden is situated directly west of Boston Commons in the downtown area of Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/19/2013 last visited: 8/12/2014 |
 view gallerySE0.6 km | The South End Landmark District in Massachusetts Historical Markers This marker has a large map of present day Boston, with the shoreline of the original penninsula superimposed on it, and a paragraph on the South End. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/28/2006 last visited: 2/12/2007 |
 view galleryNE0.6 km |  Cheers Beacon Hill - Boston, MA, USA
in Flags of Organizations Cheers Beacon Hill, originally the Bull and Finch Pub, was the inspiration for the set of Cheers television show. It is located on Beacon Street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 8/5/2013 last visited: 7/18/2014 |
 view galleryE0.6 km | Colonel Thomas Cass Statue in Irish-American Historic Places This statue is in the Public Garden on Boylston Street. The inscription on the statue stand reads as follows: Thomas Cass. Col. Ninth Mass. Infantry. U.S.V. Fell at Malvern Hill Virginia July first 1862. posted by: Team Min Dawg location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/28/2005 last visited: 8/8/2014 |
 view galleryE0.6 km | The History of Statler Park - Statler Park, Boston, MA in Massachusetts Historical Markers This historical marker is situated in Statler Park, which was developed and gifted to the City of Boston by Ellsworth M. Statler. It has undergone a complete restoration in 2011, and received a Preservation Acheivement Award for the effort. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 5/2/2013 last visited: 8/22/2012 |
 view galleryE0.6 km |  Statler Park - Boston, MA, USA
in Historic Preservation Awards Statler Park is a triangular piece of land that was developed and gifted to the City of Boston in 1927, and after receiving a complete restoration in 2011, received the 2012 Preservation Achievement Award from the Boston Preservation Alliance. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 4/29/2013 last visited: 8/22/2012 |
 view galleryE0.8 km |  LAST - Slave to be recaptured under the Fugitive Slave Act - Archer Alexander - Boston, MA
in Last of its Kind Most people viewing this sculpture focus on Lincoln, but fewer know the story of the slave, Archer Alexander, who is represented here. This copy of the Thomas Ball original, was cast in 1877, and stands in Park Plaza in downtown Boston. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 9/23/2009 last visited: 5/8/2013 |
 view galleryE0.8 km |  Emancipation Group Sculpture Replica - Boston, MA
in Exact Replicas This bronze replica of a Thomas Ball sculpture in Washington, DC, was cast in 1877 and sits in Park Plaza in Boston. It depicts Abraham Lincoln symbolically liberating an unnamed slave in chains. The sculpture stands about 12 feet from the base. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 10/10/2009 last visited: 5/8/2013 |
 view gallerySE0.8 km | Village on the Bay in Massachusetts Historical Markers A wet marsh becomes filled with land and homes. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 2/11/2007 last visited: 4/17/2011 |
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