Plaques in Boston

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

Dedicated to the neverending mathematical constant, this plaque next to a park bench was sponsored by an anonymous benefactor.

A dedication plaque on this Boston tunnel is a microcosm of a massive, controversy-laden construction project.

A plaque marking the famous abolitionist's birthplace often overlooked by visitors to the nearby Charles Sumner House.

A real plaque marks the spot where a Faulknerian character committed fictional suicide.

The former site of an all-but-forgotten colonial landmark is now remembered by an often overlooked bas relief.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.