




Phone: (617) 227-6968
Cross Streets: Between Public Alley 102 and Hanover St
Marshall St Boston, MA 02108 ·536.68 mi
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tripadvisorGreat place to see the handsomest man in the north end. Go here to see him turn your world upside down. Put these stones in your hand and enjoy beantown
MoreCool destination, surrounded by restaurants. If you're looking for something fun to do on your lunch break, the hunt for the Boston Stone is a great activity.
MoreThe stone is on the outside wall of the Boston stone gift shop. It’s worth a quick photo. The history of the stone is neat, nothing great but neat.
MoreRandom little neat piece of history near the freedom trail and other attractions. Worth a quick stop to check out. You will get the most out of it if you google its history.
MoreWhile checking out the local taverns in the narrow alleys of Boston’s Blackstone Block, we came across, a flattened sphere about 2 feet in diameter, embedded in the foundation of a building on Marshall Street. Which is named after the 17th century ship’s captain of the Charlestown ferry, Capt Thomas Marshall. Popular legend has it that is the geographic center of Boston, and was used by the colonials as the starting point for milestones leading out of Boston, but there are no records to prove this. In 1767 the Old State House would have been a more likely center point. The truth is that the stone was imported from London in 1635 as a millstone and used for the grinding of paint pigments by painter Tom Child's. Then lost in time till 1836 when it was discovered while digging the foundations for the present-day building and placed in the outside wall, with a stone slab inscribed Boston Stone 1737 TIP: Sorry, it’s interesting but has no official status.
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