Have you been to any of
these places?
Created by Mrs. Maher
Crisafulli Elementary School
Follow Me Along the
Freedom Trail
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.
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 America’s
first public park in 1634
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.
Fun Facts
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The dome of the
Massachusetts State House
was originally covered with
wood shingles in 1798.
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A large wooden fish is hanging
in the Chamber of the House
of Representatives. It
represents the importance of
the fishing industry.
Park Street Church
• Found in 1809
• 217 foot steeple
• Was for many
years the first
landmark seen by
travelers
approaching
Boston.
The Granary Burying Ground
o The final resting
place of many
Revolutionary-era
patriots such as:
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Samual Adams
Peter Faneuil
Paul Revere
John Hancock
King’s Chapel
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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 King’s Chapel was
tiny and used by the King’s
men to enforce British law.
In 1749, Peter Harrison,
America’s first architect,
designed a new magnificent
church.
It was completed in 1754
King’s Chapel Burying Ground
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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 Colony’s 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
Ben Franklin’s 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.
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.
Old State House
• Was the
headquarters of
British government
in Boston.
• The Declaration of
Independence was
read from this
balcony in 1776.
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.
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.
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!
Paul Revere’s 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.
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.
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.
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!
I hope you enjoyed your sneak peak of the
most famous sites in Boston. Now it’s your
turn to “visit” one!