Merchants Row (Boston)

Corner of Merchants Row and State Street, Boston, 19th-century (Old State House at left)

Merchants Row in Boston, Massachusetts, is a short street extending from State Street to Faneuil Hall Square in the Financial District. Since the 17th century, it has been a place of commercial activity. It sits close to Long Wharf and Dock Square, hubs of shipping and trade through the 19th century. Portions of the street were formerly known as Swing-Bridge Lane, Fish Lane, and Roebuck Passage.[1]

  1. ^ Boston Street Laying-Out Dept. (1910), A record of the streets, alleys, places, etc. in the city of Boston, Boston{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)