Chelmsford

Historical marker location:

Chelmsford, Massachusetts

( Marker is at the intersection of Chelmsford Street (Massachusetts Route 110) and North Road (Massachusetts Route 4), on the left when traveling west on Chelmsford Street.)

Marker installed: 1930

1630 - 1930.

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.