Walking Boston, The Freedom Trail, Part 2

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a business trip that allowed me freedom to walk boston and learn american history on the freedom trail.

Walking Boston and The Freedom Trail was a must-do during my conference trip to Boston. When I travel for business, I like to venture out and see or do something unrelated to my business and do something for myself. It makes the trip much more exciting, fun and pleasurable. The Freedom Trail, Pt 2 is my take on the trail and what I learned about American history on my walking journey.

Faneuil Hall

Faneuil Hall was a public meeting hall and a marketplace where the people of Boston would gather and protest the taxation policies of the British. Peter Faneuil built it. He was a wealthy merchant in Boston. We visited the Granary Burying Ground earlier during the Freedom Trail walk. This is where he is buried.

Nearby is Samuel Adams Boston Taproom, so if you’re hungry and thirsty, stop for a bite and a beer before heading back on the red brick trail.

Faneuil Hall
Samuel Adams Boston Tap Room near Faneuil Hall
Samuel Adams Beer

Paul Revere House

Paul Revere’s home fascinates me. It is a pretty old home by American standards, having been built in 1680 and being the oldest building in downtown Boston. Revere, a silversmith, lived in this house with his family when he took his famous ride at the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. In 1902, Paul Revere’s great-grandson purchased the home to prevent it from being torn down. It opened in 1908 as a museum, making it one of the earliest historic house museums in the country.

Paul Revere Home
Paul Revere House
Back of Paul Revere House

Old North Church

In 1723, builders constructed the Old North Church, which is currently the oldest surviving church building in Boston. Paul Revere arranged for lanterns to be hung in the steeple to warn that the British were heading to Lexington and Concord by sea (two lanterns if by sea, one if by land). This action marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War.


There is a statue of Paul Revere you pass on your way to the Old North Church along the Freedom Trail.

Paul Revere Statue and Old North Church

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

Another fantastic historic burying ground, Copp’s Hill, has Robert Newman buried here, one of the men who hung the lanterns in the steeple under Paul Revere’s direction.

Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

USS Constitution

The USS Constitution was a massive highlight of my walk on the Freedom Trail. I made it my last stop because as I was approaching, I learned that it was out at sea! So, I went to Bunker Hill instead. And stopping for a beer on the way to the USS Constitution gave the warship enough time to return.

The USS Constitution is the oldest warship commissioned in the US Navy. “Old Ironsides” got its name during the War of 1812. They said the cannonballs appeared to bounce off the sides.

I carefully climbed into the lower levels. It was fascinating, and I highly recommend it.

USS Constitution
USS Constitution
Inside the USS Constitution
USS Constitution, Old Ironsides

Bunker Hill Monument

Bunker Hill is where the first major battle took place between the colonists and the British army during the Revolution in 1775.

Col. William Prescott at Bunker Hill Monument

An overview of the second half of the Freedom Trail in Boston.

A. FANEUIL HALL
B. PAUL REVERE HOUSE
C. OLD NORTH CHURCH
D. COPP’S HILL BURYING GROUND
E. USS CONSTITUTION
F. BUNKER HILL MONUMENT

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