The Boston Tea Party took place at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. On the night of December 16, 1773, about 60 men disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded the ships Beaver, Dartmouth, and Eleanor, which were moored at Griffin's Wharf, and dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor as a protest against British taxation
. The original Griffin's Wharf no longer exists due to extensive landfills during Boston's 19th-century expansion, but the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum is located near the approximate site on the Congress Street Bridge. A historical marker commemorating the event stands at the corner of Congress and Purchase streets, close to the original location
. Thus, the Boston Tea Party happened at Griffin's Wharf, Boston Harbor, near where the modern Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum now stands
