![]() Boston Latin School Site/Benjamin Franklin Statue The Benjamin Franklin statue marks the location of the original Boston Latin School. ![]() King’s Chapel Burying Ground, the oldest burying ground in Boston, is the resting place of John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Mary Chilton, believed to be the first woman to step off the Mayflower and William Dawes, who rode with Paul Revere on his famous ride, Broker said. The bell, finished in 1816, was one of the final works Revere completed before he died, he said. “There’s no steeple on top, which is unusual for a New England church, but inside the bell tower is a 2,400-pound bell that was crafted by Paul Revere,” Broker said. It was originally a wooden chapel, Broker said, and the existing stone structure was completed in 1754.įollowing the American Revolution, the church became Unitarian and it’s still an active Unitarian church today, Broker said. King’s Chapel was founded in 1686 as New England’s first Anglican Church. King’s Chapel and King’s Chapel Burying Ground King’s Chapel. There are about 5,000 people buried there, Broker said.Īt the historic burying ground, visitors will find the graves of Paul Revere Benjamin Franklin’s parents victims of the Boston Massacre Declaration of Independence signers John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Robert Treat Paine, and more, Broker said. The Granary Burying Ground is the resting place for some of Boston’s most notable citizens, Broker said.Įstablished in 1660, the burying ground was named after a granary that used to occupy where nearby Park Street Church now stands. Granary Burying Ground In this March 3, 2020, photo Samuel Ike, of Cambridge, dressed in the role of Revolutionary War-era Black abolitionist Prince Hall, walks past the Granary Burying Ground in Boston. The song “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” was sung for the first time at this church on July 4, 1831. In the 20th century, the church played a key role in the founding of the Boston branch of the NAACP, he said. “The church has a storied history as a congregation dedicated to human rights and social justice,” Broker said.Ībolitionist William Lloyd Garrison performed his first antislavery speech at the church in 1829. The 217-foot steeple of Park Street Church was once the first landmark visitors would have seen when coming into Boston, Broker said.įounded in 1809, it sits on the site of what used to be a communal granary, he said. Park Street Church The steeple of Boston’s Park Street Church. John Hancock, the first governor of Massachusetts, originally owned the land for his cow pasture. The building sits on 6.7 acres of land on Beacon Hill, named so because it used to be a tall hill with a signal beacon on it, Broker said. “It’s still used to conduct the daily business of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.” “This is actually America’s oldest functioning state capitol building,” Broker said. It was first gilded with gold leaf in 1874. The dome was made of wood, Broker said, and Paul Revere’s company covered it with copper in 1802. The gold dome on the Massachusetts State House, built in 1798, wasn’t always that color, Broker said. Massachusetts State House The Massachusetts Statehouse in Boston. Today, the Common hosts a variety of public attractions, such as free Shakespeare on the Common, carousel rides, swimming and skating on the Frog Pond, and more. “Over the years it has been the site for all sorts of things, from public punishments that the Puritans conducted to various protests, military drills, and parties,” Broker said. In 1775, the British soldiers were stationed on the Common before they left to march to Lexington and Concord, he said. It was originally meant as a common pasture for grazing sheep and cattle, Broker said, and the Puritans bought the property from Anglican minister William Blackstone and turned it into a Common. Established in 1634, it is America’s oldest public park. The Freedom Trail begins at Boston Common. ![]() Ahead, Broker shares what’s special about each stop.
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