Freedom Trail
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The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long path through Boston, Massachusetts, that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States. It winds from Boston Common in downtown Boston to
Special markers implanted in the sidewalk denote the stops along the Freedom Trail
Freedom Trail marker through a red brick sidewalk
Freedom Trail next to Faneuil Hall
Old State House (Boston)
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The Old State House is a historic building at 206 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Completed in 1713, it is the city's oldest extant public building, hosting the judicial, le
Freedom Trail
…notable churches and buildings, and a historic naval frigate. Most of the sites are free or suggest donations, although the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, and the Paul Revere House charge admission. The Freedom Trail is overseen by the City of Boston's Freedom Trail Commission and is supported in part…
Looking southwest in 2013
Marker just outside the building commemorating the Boston Massacre, which occurred nearby
This engraving by Paul Revere, portraying the Boston Massacre, shows the Old State House sitting prominently behind the action.
Triumphal arch, built in 1789 in preparation for Washington's visit to the city