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Massachusetts has a long, storied history, from the heyday of the Native American tribes up until today. Historical markers abound in this state, documenting the tales that have taken place in this land.
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Massachusetts Historical MarkersFaneuil Hall

in Massachusetts Historical Markers

Faneuil Hall, on the Freedom Trail, a historic assembly area in Boston.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 3/13/2006

last visited: 6/24/2009

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersOld Prison

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The site of the Old Prison and of an old courthouse in downtown Boston.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 3/13/2006

last visited: 11/22/2011

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersHere in 1719 Stood the Printing Office of James Franklin - Boston, MA

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The plaque marks the location where James Franklin had a printing office and where Benjamin Franklin spent time as an apprentice until he fled to Philadelphia.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 12/22/2009

last visited: 11/22/2011

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersThe Chemical Firehouse, 1886

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A former firehouse now used as an Art Center in Brookline.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Shorelander

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 5/2/2007

last visited: 10/20/2009

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersThe Boston Pilot Site

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The former site of the newspaper The Boston Pilot.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 3/13/2006

last visited: 11/23/2011

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersQueen Elizabeth II Visit

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A plaque commemorating the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Boston.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 3/13/2006

last visited: 10/23/2008

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersTremont Temple

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A theater-turned-church at 88 Tremont Street.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/5/2006

last visited: 9/11/2012

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersOld State House

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The Old State House, near the site of the Boston Massacre, in central Boston.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 3/13/2006

last visited: 6/24/2009

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersPaul Revere Buried in this Ground

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A marker located near the entry gate of the Granary Burial Ground.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/13/2006

last visited: 6/24/2009

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersThe Boston Globe Site - Boston, MA

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The Boston Globe was one of several papers along this stretch of Washington Street that was known as Newspaper Row.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 3/3/2012

last visited: never

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersPark Street Church

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The Park Street Church, right off the Freedom Trail at the edge of Boston Common.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/1/2006

last visited: 10/7/2012

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersThe Site of the Bunch of Grapes Tavern - Boston, MA

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This plaque of the Bunch of Grapes Tavern, marks the site where the first chartered Masonic Lodge in the New World started and the plans for Marietta, OH, were made.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 10/1/2011

last visited: never

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersLong Wharf and State Street - Boston, MA

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The two related historical signs at this corner are about Long Wharf, which once started near this location, and State Street, which was once considered broad.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 8/16/2012

last visited: never

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersManufactory House Site

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A plaque marking the site of an early attempt at public housing.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/5/2006

last visited: 11/23/2011

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersBoston Common

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A olde-tyme marker on Boston Common.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/2/2007

last visited: 10/17/2012

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersSite of Early Meetinghouse - Newton, MA

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The first meetinghouse for the city now known as Newton was built where the burial ground at this corner now covers, and buried there are some of Newton's early settlers, including Rev. John Eliot, Jr.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 12/22/2012

last visited: never

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersPark Street Subway

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A marker commemorating the first subway in America.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/5/2006

last visited: 6/17/2012

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersPi Alley - Boston, MA

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Pi Alley was named after a) originally "Pie Alley" for the places there that served meat pies; b) "Pi Alley" for the printing letters, called "Pi" found on the ground; or c) for the endless digits representing the constant, PI on the wall. Read on!

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 3/3/2012

last visited: never

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersThe Old Corner Bookstore

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Built in 1711, this building housed the publishers of many famous 19th-century authors.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/18/2006

last visited: 11/23/2011

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersFirst Commercial Dental Laboratory

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The site of the first commercial dental laboratory in the United States.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/5/2006

last visited: 11/23/2011

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersThe S. S. Pierce Building

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A historic building at Brookline's Coolidge Corner.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 5/2/2007

last visited: 10/20/2009

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Massachusetts Historical Markers20-30 Bromfield Street

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Three of the original five storefronts remaining on this street are examples of the Boston Granite Style commercial buildings.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 12/28/2006

last visited: never

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersMary Chilton

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Mary Chilton was the only Mayflower passenger to have moved from Plimoth colony to Boston, and was the oldest white woman settler in Boston.

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 5/27/2006

last visited: never

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersWinthrop Building

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The Winthrop Building, erected in 1897, was Boston's first 'skyscraper.'

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location: Massachusetts

date approved: 5/27/2006

last visited: 4/17/2011

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Massachusetts Historical MarkersSpring Lane

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Site of early Puritan settlement in Boston.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Shorelander

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 4/18/2006

last visited: 11/23/2011

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