Civil War Memorial

Historical marker location:

20 Sea Street, Quincy, Massachusetts

( Marker is on Sea Street north of Southern Artery (Massachusetts Route 3A), on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1868

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.