Have you been to any of these places?

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Have you been to any of these places?
Crisafulli Elementary School
Created by Mrs. Maher
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Follow Me Along the Freedom Trail
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The Freedom Trail

• The Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile walk through
  Boston. It is marked by a red brick line that
  can be followed as you look at various historical
  sites.

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The Boston Common

• 48 acres
• A common pasture for grazing cattle
• Training militia
• British Army camp
• Site of hangings, duels, and public celebrations
• Became the Americas first public park in 1634

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The State House

• The State House is the oldest building in Beacon
  Hill. It was completed on January 11, 1798.
  This building is the seat of the Massachusetts
  State Government.

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Fun Facts

• The dome of the Massachusetts State House was
  originally covered with wood shingles in 1798.
• A large wooden fish is hanging in the Chamber of
  the House of Representatives. It represents the
  importance of the fishing industry.

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Park Street Church

• Found in 1809
• 217 foot steeple
• Was for many years the first landmark seen by
  travelers approaching Boston.

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The Granary Burying Ground

• The final resting place of many Revolutionary-era
  patriots such as
• Samual Adams
• Peter Faneuil
• Paul Revere
• John Hancock

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Kings Chapel

• In 1688 no one would sell the Royal Governor land
  to build a non-Puritan church. He ended up
  building it on the town burying ground.
• The first Kings Chapel was tiny and used by the
  Kings men to enforce British law.
• In 1749, Peter Harrison, Americas first
  architect, designed a new magnificent church.
• It was completed in 1754

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Kings Chapel Burying Ground

• This burying ground was the only burying place in
  Boston proper for nearly 30 years.
• This is the final resting place of
• -John Winthrop, Massachusetts Bay Colonys first
  governor
• -William Dawes Jr., who rode with Paul Revere to
  Lexington and Concord
• -Mary Chilton, the first women to step off the
  Mayflower in Plymouth Colony

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Ben Franklins Statue and The Site of The First
Public School

• This statue of Ben Franklin marks the site of the
  first public school, Boston Latin School.

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Old South Meeting House

• Built in 1729 as a Puritan House of worship.
• People gathered here to challenge British rule,
  protesting against the Boston Massacre, and taxes.

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Old State House

• Was the headquarters of British government in
  Boston.
• The Declaration of Independence was read from
  this balcony in 1776.

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Fun Facts

• At the top of the Old State House there is a lion
  and a unicorn. These original two symbols of
  British rule were burnt in 1776 after the
  Declaration of Independence was read in Boston.
  The ones seen there today are replicas that were
  put there in 1882.

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Boston Massacre Site

• On March 5, 1770 British soldiers fired muskets
  into a taunting crowd killing 3 civilians and
  mortally wounding 2. Paul Revere made this event
  propaganda for the Revolutionary War with his
  etching.

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Faneuil Hall

• Was the site of many Town Meetings.
• It has served as an open forum meeting hall and
  marketplace for over 250 years.
• Did you know that the grasshopper atop Faneuil
  Hall was used to identify suspected spies? If
  you could identify it you were proving to be a
  patriot!

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Paul Reveres House

• Built around 1680
• The oldest building in downtown Boston
• Paul Revere, a patriot/silversmith lived here
  from 1770 to 1800.
• Paul Revere is known for his famous ride.

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Old North Church

• Built in 1723
• It is the oldest church building in Boston.
• 2 lanterns were displayed in the tower to warn
  Paul Revere that the British were coming by sea.

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USS Constitution Old Ironsides

• The USS Constitution is the oldest commissioned
  warship afloat in the world. It has been
  nicknamed Old Ironsides because cannonballs
  bounced off of her oak sides in battle during the
  war in 1812. The USS Constitution was undefeated
  in battle and is still in service today.

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The Bunker Hill Monument

• This 221 Foot granite obelisk honors the American
  Colonists who took on the British Army on June
  17, 1775 at The Battle of Bunker Hill.
• How many stairs do you think are inside this
  monument?
• If you guessed 295 your right!

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• I hope you enjoyed your sneak peak of the most
  famous sites in Boston. Now its your turn to
  visit one!