where was the boston tea party

The Boston Tea Party took place at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston Harbor, in what is now downtown Boston, Massachusetts.

Exact historical location

• On the night of December 16, 1773, colonists boarded three ships—the Beaver , Dartmouth , and Eleanor —that were moored at Griffin’s Wharf and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor.

• The original Griffin’s Wharf no longer exists because 19th‑century landfills and harbor infill reshaped Boston’s shoreline and erased the wharf from the modern map.

Where it is on today’s map

• Historians place Griffin’s Wharf near the modern waterfront close to today’s Atlantic Avenue and Pearl Street/Congress Street area in downtown Boston.

• A historical marker related to the Boston Tea Party stands near the corner of Congress and Purchase Streets, and the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum on the Congress Street Bridge sits near the approximate original site.

Quick context for visitors

• If you visit Boston now, the key “Boston Tea Party” stop is the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum at 306 Congress Street, where replica ships and exhibits overlook the same stretch of harbor where the tea was destroyed.

• The surrounding area, including the Fort Point Channel waterfront, lets visitors see how the colonial harbor area has transformed since 1773 while still commemorating this pivotal protest.

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