Freedom Trail

Freedom Trail

The Freedom Trail is a red (mostly brick) path through downtown Boston, Massachusetts which leads to sixteen significant historic sites. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) walk from the Boston Common to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and is popular with tourists. Part of the Freedom Trail has been included in the longer [http://www.bostonharborwalk.com/ Boston Harbor Walk] . The Freedom Trail is a unit of Boston National Historical Park.

The Freedom Trail was originally conceived in 1958 by local journalist William Schofield. He had been promoting the idea of linking important local landmarks with a pedestrian trail since 1951.

Official trail sites

# Boston Common
# Massachusetts State House
# Park Street Church
# Granary Burying Ground
# King's Chapel
# King's Chapel Burying Ground
# Benjamin Franklin statue and former site of the first public school, Boston Latin School
# Old Corner Bookstore
# Old South Meeting House
# Old State House
# Site of the Boston Massacre
# Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market
# Paul Revere House
# Old North Church
# Copp's Hill Burying Ground
# USS "Constitution"
# Bunker Hill Monument

The Black Heritage Trail crosses the "Freedom Trail" between Massachusetts State House and Park Street Church.

ee also

* Robert Gould Shaw
* Boston By Foot - guided tours

External links

* [http://www.thefreedomtrail.org Official Website]
* [http://www.afroammuseum.org/trail.htm The Black Heritage Trail]
* [http://www.nps.gov/bost/ Boston National Historic Park]
* [http://www.bostonharborwalk.com/ The Boston Harbor Walk] .


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