The Freedom Trail

NoahNoah

Boston
Noah Gittleman
Kyle Egan
 PARK STREET CHURCH
-The church was founded in 1809 at the corner
of Park and Tremont Streets.

-Designed by Peter Banner, the 217 ft. steeple

of Park Street Church was once the first
landmark travelers saw when approaching
Boston.

-Active Conservative Congregational church.

-2,000 in Sunday attendance and around 1,000

members at the corner of Tremont Street and
Park Street.

-This congregation was among the first to

grapple with prison reform, education, women’s
suffrage, and anti-slavery.
 BOSTON LATIN SCHOOL SITE/BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
STATUE
-Boston Latin School,
founded on April 23, 1635, is
the oldest public school in
America.

-It offered free education to

boys, rich or poor, while girls
attended private schools at
home.

-A mosaic and a statue of

former student Benjamin
Franklin currently marks the
location of the original
schoolhouse.
 OLD CORNER BOOKSTORE
-The Old Corner Bookstore
looks like a newer red brick
building on a busy Downtown
Boston corner, just beyond
bustling Downtown Crossing
and near the beginning of the
Government Center area.

-A popular Mexican restaurant

occupies its first floor
(Chipotle!!!)

-Only a small plaque on the

side of the building confirms
that a bookstore once operated
here.
 OLD SOUTH MEETING HOUSE

-The Old South Meeting House is

a historic Congregational church
building located at the corner of
Milk and Washington Streets in
the Downtown Crossing area of
Boston, Massachusetts, built in
1729.

-It gained fame as the organizing

point for the Boston Tea Party
on December 16, 1773.
 OLD STATE HOUSE

-Through Massacre,
Revolution, and fire, the
Old State House stands
as the oldest surviving
public building in
Boston.

-Built in 1713, the

building served as the
center of civic, political,
and business life.
 BOSTON MASSACRE SITE

On March 5, 1770, after months of tensions because of British occupation and

taxation, Bostonians and Redcoats fought in the streets of Boston. This resulted in
five civilians killed by gunfire, and led to the rallying of Bostonians against the
British.
 PAUL REVERE’S HOUSE

Built around 1680, the Paul Revere House, owned by the legendary patriot
from 1770-1800, is the oldest remaining structure in downtown Boston and
also the only official Freedom Trail historic site that is a home.
 OLD NORTH CHURCH

This site that launched the American Revolution!

Built in 1723, Boston’s oldest church is best
known for the midnight ride of Paul Revere and
“One if by land, two if by sea.”
 USS CONSTITUTION

Launched in Boston in
1797, USS Constitution is
the oldest commissioned
warship afloat and earned
her nickname "Old
Ironsides" during the War
of 1812 when she fought
the British frigate HMS
Guerriere.
 BUNKER HILL MONUMENT

The Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775,

was the first major battle of the
Revolutionary War and predicted the
character and outcome of the rest of the war.

It took a force of 3,000 Redcoats three assaults to

dislodge the Colonial Militia from a hastily
constructed redoubt atop Breed’s Hill in
Charlestown. While technically a British victory,
the Battle of Bunker Hill proved that Colonial
forces could fight effectively against the British.