A dog tag hangs in honor of each U.S. service member who sacrificed their life in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. May all who lost their lives rest in peace. — — Map (db m234437) WM
John Greenwood 1729 - 1792 Painter of Portraits and Mezzotint Engraver of a family long known in the North End as builders of ships. A nephew of Isaac Greenwood, first Hollis Professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Harvard College. . . . — — Map (db m76589) HM
John Tileston, 1735-1826, active patriot during the Revolution. Beloved Master for more than seventy years of the North Writing School, now the Eliot School and teacher of many famous Bostonians. He lived and died on Margaret Street.
To those . . . — — Map (db m76592) HM
John Winthrop 1588 - 1649 In the early autumn of 1630, Winthrop and his company landed at the foot of Prince Street from Charlestown. Thus was begun the settlement of Boston. The spirit of Winthrop is forever a challenge to America: "To . . . — — Map (db m191824) HM
Boston's legendary clipper ship trade centered around Lewis Wharf. Ships bound for faraway ports sailed from here in the 1840s and '50s:
• to buy tea in China and sell it in Europe.
• to California where most of the '49ers' famous gold . . . — — Map (db m115279) HM
Moses Pierce-Hichborn House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m18069) HM
The Signal Lanterns of Paul Revere displayed in the steeple of this church April 18 1775 warned the country of the march of the British troops to Lexington and Concord. — — Map (db m115352) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the North End men who gave their lives in defense of our country World War I
Beninati, Salvatore Pvt. Army · Buono, Anthony Pvt. Army · Capobianco. Raphaelo Pvt. Army · Cassealeno, Alexandro Pvt. Army ·
Cinalli, . . . — — Map (db m176979) WM
Here in North Square
Lived Paul Revere and his wife
Rachel Revere for whom this overlook is named
* * * * * * *
Here lived Major Pitcairn
of the soldiery
occupying Boston in 1775
Governor Thomas Hutchinson
Sir Harry Frankland . . . — — Map (db m47631) HM
This courtyard is the site of the Barnard House, built at the same time as the Revere House as part of a row of three similar wooden dwellings. The three houses were built after the great fire of November, 1676, had ravaged the neighborhood. . . . — — Map (db m19273) HM
Designed and built for North Terminal Corporation by Aberthaw Company 1925
On this site illuminating gas was first commercially manufactured in New England in 1828. — — Map (db m215652) HM
Patrolman Andrew B. Cuneo
1877 – 1921
District One Boston Police
1st Italian Boston Police Officer Appointed to the Boston Police
May 9, 1906
1st Italian Boston Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
August 13, 1921
"In . . . — — Map (db m176967) HM
Paul Revere 1735 – 1818 Patriot, Master Craftsman Good Citizen Lanterns hung in the “North Church Steeple” gave the signal to spread the Alarm that the British were advancing, April 18, 1775, to capture the military stores in Concord. Christ Church . . . — — Map (db m19274) HM
Paul Revere House has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m18068) HM
“Messenger of the Revolution”
“Patriot Engraver”
“Pioneer Industrialist”
These are among history’s labels for Paul Revere, who occupied this small frame house on North Square from 1770 to 1800. Built about 1676 after one of the great . . . — — Map (db m21543) HM
Established 1933 from the income of the George Robert White Fund bequeathed to the City of Boston for creating works of public utility and beauty * * * * * Dedicated to the enjoyment of the community and to the memory of those men and women of . . . — — Map (db m19275) HM
In the late 1800s, summers brought a heartbreaking spike in the number of children who died, especially in Boston's congested, poor neighborhoods. Few medicines existed at the time, but people believed sea air could help restore health. Social . . . — — Map (db m215179) HM
Robert Newman
Sexton of this church
who hung the lanterns in the Belfry
April 18, 1775
to warn the Patriots of the
British march on Concord is honored
here by this tablet erected by
Daughters of the American Revolution
. . . — — Map (db m115351) HM
In May 1920, two Italian immigrants were arrested for the murder of two payroll guards in South Braintree. A group of friends and fellow anarchists organized a defense committee for the accused men, Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti. For the . . . — — Map (db m176014) HM
In the early 1900s, Salem Street was a center for clothing and fabric stores, and this was a Jewish neighborhood, immortalized in the song: My name is Solomon Levy
At my store on Salem Street That's where you'll find your coats and hats And . . . — — Map (db m234426) HM
Samuel Tucker 1747 - 1833 High on the roll of the valiant fighting men of the Old Navy, he captured sixty-two enemy vessels, more than six hundred cannon, and three thousand prisoners. A pride to the North End, he lived on Fleet Street.Increase . . . — — Map (db m76590) HM
The Kennebec Raid Captain Thomas Lake (1615-1676) (C-143) was born in Tetney, County Lincoln, England in 1615 and settled in Boston in the 1650s. He and his partner, Thomas Clarke, set up trading posts in Maine, including one at Arrowsic Island . . . — — Map (db m191736) HM
The Signal Lanterns of Paul Revere displayed in the steeple of this church April 18, 1775 warned the country of the march of the British troops to Lexington and Concord. — — Map (db m18065) HM
Sir William Phips 1651 - 1695 First Royal Governor of Massachusetts under the Charter of 1691. One of twenty-six brothers and sisters. A poor boy apprenticed to a ship's carpenter in the North End. In 1687 he recovered from a Spanish galleon . . . — — Map (db m76593) HM
How did a small chapel end up in the shadow of a grand national icon?
This building, which houses the Old North Gift Shop, may have the most unexpected story to tell at Old North. It was once the St. Francis Chapel, built in 1918 for Italian, . . . — — Map (db m234436) HM
Since 1862 St. Stephen Roman Catholic Church renovated and restored in 1965 to original Charles Bulfinch design by Richard Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston — — Map (db m215188) HM
The first building on this site was The New North Meeting House erected in 1714 and enlarged in 1730At the request of General Washington, March 28, 1776 immediately following the evacuation of Boston by the British The Reverend Andrew Eliot, then . . . — — Map (db m76622) HM
Home of the
Missonary Society
of St. James the Apostle
St. Stephen's Church
Church site
Since 1804
Only remaining Bulfinch Church in Boston
Roman
Catholic
Church
Since 1862 . . . — — Map (db m215192) HM
The North End’s changing ethnic and religious groups always had a good friend in St. Stephen’s Church. Originally called “New North” (to distinguish it from nearby “Old North”), it was founded by “seventeen substantial mechanicks” as a . . . — — Map (db m37181) HM
For Old North's first 17 years (1723-1740), there was no wooden spire on top of the brick tower. Imagine how different it must have looked! In 1737, church leaders began a subscription campaign to collect money to fund the construction of the . . . — — Map (db m234428) HM
In October of 1804, Boston was struck by a 'very violent gale' that blew the wooden spire from Old North's tower, destroying a house below. There was no salvaging it. Once again, church leaders appealed to members of the congregation and to . . . — — Map (db m234431) HM
Several generations of great 17th and 18th century New England divines are buried here. Increase (1639-1723), the father; Cotton (1663-1728), the son; and Samuel Mather (1706-1785) the grandson, belonged to a remarkable family of ministers. At a . . . — — Map (db m18976) HM
On this site was erected in 1714, the New North Meeting House, the second church in the North End of Boston. Enlarged in 1730, rebuilt in 1802 from the design of Charles Bulfinch. — — Map (db m215187) HM
Old North's iconic steeple may be one of the most memorable images along the Freedom Trail-but did you know that the steeple you see today is actually Old North's third steeple? Yes, that's right! Not once, but twice, powerful storms have blown . . . — — Map (db m234427) HM
Built c. 1680, this is the last remaining structure from 17th –century Boston. Patriot and silversmith Paul Revere owned the building from 1770 to 1800. He left this house for his famous Midnight Ride on April 18, 1775. After use as a tenement . . . — — Map (db m62587) HM
The Salutation Tavern Opened in 1662, stood on the north east corner of Salutation and North Streets adjoining this Mall It was the meeting place of The Committee of Safety and in it was planned The Boston Tea Party Here Samuel . . . — — Map (db m76625) HM
In October 1955, the third steeple, topped by Shem Drowne's weathervane, was hoisted into place and secured with steel reinforcements. This time, the steeple was a deliberate replica of the original, consciously recalling the colonial identity and . . . — — Map (db m234435) HM
Rebuilding Old North's steeple became a national project, reflecting Old North's national prominence as a symbol of freedom and of the American Revolution. Funds flowed in from across the country and from people of all ages.
Photo credit: Pete . . . — — Map (db m234434) HM
Topping the Old North steeple(s) for almost 300 years is the golden weathervane created by Shem Drowne. Drowne made some of the most iconic weathervanes of the colonial era, including the grasshopper that graces Faneuil Hall.
Photo caption: . . . — — Map (db m234429) HM
To those men of the North End who defended with their lives the integrity of the Union in the American Civil War 1861 - 1865 Thomas Cass 1821 - 1862 Born in Ireland, he attached himself devotedly to the ideals of his adopted country at the . . . — — Map (db m145068) HM WM
Throughout Copp's Hill Burying Ground are examples of tombs and monuments constructed to commemorate the dead. Table tombs or table-stones are elaborate markers of a grave's location. Usually there is a sepulcher underneath the marker holding the . . . — — Map (db m145072) HM
Undisputed Welterweight Champion of the World
KO'd Johnny Saxton April 1, 1955 Boston Garden
Born on Fleet Street in Boston's North End
Fought 8 World Champions
DeMarco vs. Basilio Championship Bouts
Voted two of the ten greatest fights of . . . — — Map (db m234469) HM
Fascinating people from Boston’s history lie in this burying ground. Look to the left for the double Worthylake gravestone, dating from 1718. Worthylake was the first keeper of the Boston Light. He and his wife and daughter drowned as they rowed to . . . — — Map (db m18977) HM
About the Burying Ground Copp’s Hill Burying Ground is the second oldest cemetery in Boston. In 1659, town officials became concerned about overcrowding at the Central Burying Ground (now called King’s Chapel Burying Ground on Tremont Street.) . . . — — Map (db m191817) HM
These handsome turtles have distinctive yellow markings on their chins and throats. Their carpace (upper shell) and lower shells bear yellow speckles as well. Once common throughout New England, they are now rare and listed as a species of . . . — — Map (db m214946) HM
Before construction started for the Southwest Corridor Project, a team of archeologists from the Museum of Afro American History excavated eight archeological sites in the project area. One site, the "stone jail", was located . . . — — Map (db m214995) HM
Ruggles Street
Roxbury Mass'ts
April 30, 1834
Wendell Jones
Vassalboro Maine
Dear Father and Mother,
Your letter was at the postal office yesterday morning. It was good to hear that everyone is well on the farm. The winter . . . — — Map (db m214961) HM
Through this place passed the noble train of artillery delivered from Fort Ticonderoga to General George Washington by Major General Henry Knox and placed at Dorchester Heights by General John Thomas forcing Boston's freedom and the evacuation of . . . — — Map (db m26921) HM
The hooded crane resembles other Asian cranes but has a bulky body and is smaller in size. One of the most noticeable features of the hooded crane is the featherless red crown of the adults, which are also covered with hair-like bristles. These . . . — — Map (db m214950) HM
Chimney of the Roxbury Chemical Works, near the Roxbury highlands and the Providence Railroad. the chimney was 210 feet high and was built early in the nineteenth century at a cost of $5,000.
An 1851 engraving of the General Warren house, . . . — — Map (db m214997) HM
A National Treasure
Poitou donkeys are one of the oldest breeds of donkeys. They come from the Poitou region of France where they are considered a national treasure. Poitou are known for their long, corded coat. A large docile breed, they . . . — — Map (db m214943) HM
A National Treasure
Poitou donkeys are one of the oldest breeds of donkeys. They come from the Poitou region of France where they are considered a national treasure. Poitou are known for their long, corded coat. A large docile breed, they . . . — — Map (db m214944) HM
This beautiful giraffe sculpture was hand-crafted from scrap steel in Nairobi, Kenya by Moses Were. This sculpture was previously on display at the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi until 2014 when it moved to Massachusetts to be displayed north of Boston. We . . . — — Map (db m214941) HM
Roxbury, settled in 1630, is older than Boston. The early town centered around the meetinghouse in Eliot Square, where roads from inland towns merged into the only overland route to Boston.
For two hundred years Roxbury was mainly a rural . . . — — Map (db m214954) HM
This Stone tower was part of the estate of Lucius Manlius Sargent. The owner of the property it sits on before Franklin Park Zoo was built.
A folly is generally a nonfunctional building erected to enhance the landscape. Follies were first . . . — — Map (db m56517) HM
The Lay of the Land
Roxbury was founded in the summer of 1630. For over two centuries, it covered a tremendous area, about two miles wide by eight miles long, although early settlement was concentrated in the eastern end of the town, . . . — — Map (db m214985) HM
Formerly the Columbus Avenue Playground, this site was renamed July 20, 1920, for Sgt. William Edward Carter, who served forty years with distinction for God and Country.
Sgt. Carter enlisted in the 6th Massachusetts Volunteer Militia on . . . — — Map (db m214999) HM WM
These small turtles live in freshwater shallows throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada. They favor ponds, streams and wetlands where they have access to shorelines for nesting. Once common, spotted turtle populations have been dramatically . . . — — Map (db m214945) HM
Habitat: Tigers live in varying habitats throughout Asia. Their regional adaptations are distinct enough for them to be categorized as separate subspecies. In captivity, tigers have been bred without regard for their unique heritage. Over the . . . — — Map (db m214942) HM
Location of the American Redoubts on Dorchester Heights which compelled the evacuation of Boston by the British Army March 17 – 1776. — — Map (db m17960) HM
As the final act of an eleven month siege, the Continental Army occupied these heights and forced the evacuation of British troops from Boston on March 17, 1788 – General George Washington’s first victory in the American Revolution. — — Map (db m17959) HM
These heights, commanding the harbor and town of Boston on the south, were seized and fortified by troops of the Continental Army and local militia under General John Thomas on the night of March 4, 1776. By this arduous night’s labor, and further . . . — — Map (db m17961) HM
Backed by cannons hauled from Fort Ticonderoga in New York, Patriot soldiers fortified these heights in March 1776, forcing the evacuation of British troops from Boston. — — Map (db m30385) HM
At this place the cannon brought by General Henry Knox from Fort Ticonderoga to deliver to General George Washington in the winter of 1775 – 1776 were used to force the British Army to evacuate Boston. Erected by the Commonwealth of . . . — — Map (db m17958) HM
On these heights, during the night of March 4, 1776, the American troops besieging Boston built two redoubts which made the harbor and town untenable by the British fleet and garrison. On March 17, the British fleet, carrying 11,000 effective men . . . — — Map (db m18515) HM
This tablet is placed by the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts March 16, 1900 to mark the site of Nook Hill.
During the Siege of Boston by the American Forces under General Washington an attempt was made on the . . . — — Map (db m231888) HM WM
Boston Then and Now
Maritime commerce through Boston Harbor was the lifeblood of early New England. Goods and services change with each century, yet the port's economic vitality endures.
By 1900, Boston had successfully transformed . . . — — Map (db m215549) HM
The Expansion of Boston's Commerce and Industry
After the end of the Revolution in 1783, Boston merchants built huge fortunes through foreign trade. Commerce further expanded after 1830 with the birth of railroads and the boom of industry. . . . — — Map (db m215563) HM
The Expansion and Transformation of the Port
Fan Pier is the fulcrum between old and new Boston. It was created by investors who saw the potential of rail to ship connections. Today, the South Boston Seaport District, located near downtown . . . — — Map (db m215564) HM
Childe Hassam, the American impressionist painter, was born and educated in Boston. He resided in the Albemarle at 282 Columbus Avenue.
"I lived on Columbus Avenue in Boston. The street was all paved with asphalt, and I used to think it was . . . — — Map (db m245465) HM
Go down Moses, way down in Egypt's land,
Tell old Pharoah — Let my people go
Maryland --- Delaware -- Philadelphia -- New York City -- Albany --- Syracuse ---- Rochester ---- Canada ★
Titus Sparrow was a leading tennis player in Boston and New England in the 1930's and 1940's. He was a tennis official of the Old Boston Tennis Club and its offspring, the Roxbury Sportsmen. He was the winner of several trophies, including the New . . . — — Map (db m234425) HM
This mural celebrates Boston's waterfront heritage, fishing history, revitalized harbor and the important role the codfish has played throughout Massachusetts' history.
Artists worked with 12 shades of tumbled recycled glass pieces to . . . — — Map (db m215755) HM
On a Drowned Drumlin Field They Built Lighthouses, Forts, and Harbor Homes…
Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, as he embarked on the creation of Boston's Emerald Necklace in 1886, commented. We have … a city of some repute for . . . — — Map (db m215575) HM
The great fire of 1872 was a tragedy…but also an opportunity. Developers used rubble from the fire to create new land along the channel. After all, real estate was in high demand but access to the water was not since trains had largely replaced . . . — — Map (db m215494) HM
Small but picturesque, Bumpkin Island was home to American Indians, a fish-drying operation, tenant farmers, a naval training camp, polio patients, and more. Its slate and shell beaches and open areas make Bumpkin a relaxing place to wander. Walk . . . — — Map (db m215582) HM
Size: Females up to 6.5 feet long, males up to 8 feet long.
Weight: Females up to 400 pounds, males up to 1,000 pounds.
Diet: A variety of . . . — — Map (db m215753) HM
A native Bostonian, John Foster Williams was an extraordinary man who courageously served this country. he went to sea at the age of 15 and by the age of 22, was commanding merchant vessels. During the Revolutionary War he commanded several ships . . . — — Map (db m215566) HM
In memory of our principal founder
David B. Stone
whose vision for a gateway to the oceans along the Boston waterfront led to the creation of the New England Aquarium in 1969.
A place to inspire, engage and educate the next . . . — — Map (db m215749) HM
Looking out at the placid channel of the water in front of you, it is hard to believe that this site was once jammed with commercial ships. Throughout the 1800s, sugar and molasses dominated Boston trade but plenty of other businesses flourished . . . — — Map (db m215487) HM
Fortifications and Navigation
Adjacent to this spot stood Fort Hill and Fort Point; the primary landmark for ship captains navigating a deep channel leading to the South Cove and South Bay. Hence, the name Fort Point Channel was adopted. . . . — — Map (db m215427) HM
Georges Island is dominated by historic Fort Warren, a Civil-War-era fort known for its graceful granite archways and possible ghost, the Lady in Black. The fort and its grassy parade ground are popular for a scenic stroll. Or, take a . . . — — Map (db m215583) HM
Designed by Rand & Taylor, Kendall & Stevens. Constructed in 1897 of red brick with cast iron storefronts, limestone trim, and a copper cornice. Home to businesses in the printing and publishing trades for most of the 20th century. The Congress . . . — — Map (db m215425) HM
The construction of the New England Aquarium on Central Wharf marked the beginning of Boston's waterfront renaissance. The idea for an aquarium began in 1957, when a group of local businesspeople led by David B. Stone formed the New England . . . — — Map (db m215751) HM
The Transformation of Russia Wharve
The buildings in the photo (left) constitute the Russia, Graphic Arts, and Tufts buildings, and occupy what was once Russia Wharf immediately south of this point. In 1829 alone, Russia Wharf handled 39 . . . — — Map (db m215428) HM
Little Brewster Island is home to Boston Light (1716), the oldest continually used light station in the U.S. The beacon beams light 27 miles out into the Atlantic. It's part of The Brewsters, a group of the outermost islands in the park. It's . . . — — Map (db m215585) HM
You can spend days relaxing on a remote beach, and nights listening to the sounds of the harbor from your campsite on Lovells Island. Tour the remaining gun batteries, bunkers, and foundations of Fort Standish. Pub on your water shoes and wade . . . — — Map (db m215584) HM
Boston Harbor is an environmental success story. Thanks to aggressive environmental efforts and the determination of organizations and environmental groups, the Harbor has been restored to better health after a century of pollution that began . . . — — Map (db m215754) HM
Close to the mainland, Peddocks Island is one of the largest and most diverse islands in the harbor—featuring historic structures, hiking trails, campsites, unique geologic features, sweeping gravel beaches, and great views of the harbor. . . . — — Map (db m215581) HM
In 2016, the Conservancy began introducing a series of new garden spaces intended to connect a corridor of plants designed to attract and support pollinator species. The Pollinator Ribbon weaves the entire length of The Greenway from Chinatown to . . . — — Map (db m215570) HM
Welcome to the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway a ribbon of contemporary urban parks created in the space where an elevated highway once stood. As a result of Boston's "Big Dig," that highway now runs beneath these parks. The Greenway . . . — — Map (db m215571) HM
Just fifteen minutes from downtown Boston, Spectacle Island is for hiking, swimming, boating, and learning.
Stop in at a visitor center with exhibits about the history and evolution of the island and alternative energy. Go swimming on a . . . — — Map (db m215573) HM
The land you are standing on was once known as Russia Wharf, one of dozens of wooden piers built to accommodate traffic in busy Boston Harbor. Between 1790 and 1850, many of the ships were bound for far-off Russia.
Vessels left New England . . . — — Map (db m215471) HM
