Charles L. Gifford

Historical marker location:

3195 Main St, Barnstable, Massachusetts

( Marker can be reached from Main St (Massachusetts Route 6A) 0.1 miles east of Railroad Ave, on the right when traveling east.)

The Boston Marathon, one of the world's oldest annual marathons, has been held since 1897. It takes place on Patriots' Day, a Massachusetts state holiday commemorating the start of the American Revolutionary War.