Long Wharf North

Catch a ferry out of Long Wharf North.

NPS Photo/Witham

Quick Facts

Location:

Boston, Massachusetts

Significance:

Maritime trade, commerce, transportation

Designation:

National Historic Landmark

MANAGED BY:

Boston Planning and Development Agency

Located at the base of today's State Street, Long Wharf served as the nucleus of Boston's maritime trade. Construction around 1710-1721 extended the wharf a half a mile into the harbor. Over the coming centuries, the city was built up closer and closer behind Long Wharf, until present day where the wharf is only 0.1 of a mile from the shoreline.

Today, ferries to the Boston Harbor Islands operate out of Long Wharf North.