Blessed Days...In His Hands: Downtown Boston

A run with Andrew.

By Boston College....love these streets!

Hitting the streets to go find the Freedom Trail!

Paul Revere!

I'm trying to remember but I think this was the

first black chruch

Freedom trail

With map in hand, we toured the Freedom Trail located in Boston, Massachusetts The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long path through downtown, that passes through 16 locations significant to the history of Old America. Stops along the trail include simple explanatory ground markers, graveyards, notable churches and buildings. I really enjoyed walking the freedom trail because I love history, I also liked not being apart of a tour because you could just take it at your own pace.

The first stop was Boston Commons also known as the Common. It is the oldest public park dating back to 1634. The Boston Commons was very beautiful, as I looked out it seemed that people were enjoying this oasis in the city.

The Massachusetts State House, our third stop, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The gold dome on top was so beautiful and very hard to miss.

Our fourth stop, Park Street Church is an active church, it is a historical stop because the early Americans wanted a church, it has been in use for a very Long time.

“The Granary Burying Ground, our fifth stop, is the city of Boston's third-oldest cemetery, founded in 1660. It is the final resting place for many notable Revolutionary War-era patriots, including Paul Revere and signers of the Declaration of Independence: Samuel Adams and John Hancock."

The Boston Latin School on School Street was our sixth stop for the day. Established on April 23, 1635, it is the oldest and first public school in the United States. My mom took a picture of me and my siblings in front a school street sign, she thought it would be a cool school picture.

Our seventh stop was Old Corner Book Store first used as a bookstore it dates to 1828, when Timothy Harrington Carter leased the space. No longer a book store, it was cool to see a lending library and I found a unique book of fairy tales.

“The Old South Meeting House our eighth stop, is a historic Congregational church building, filled with white pews. “Built in 1729 it gained fame as the organizing point for the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 1773. Five thousand or more colonists gathered at the Meeting House, the largest building in Boston at the time.”

The Old State House was the ninth stop on our tour of Old America, “it is a historic building, Built in 1713, it was the seat of the Massachusetts General Court until 1798, and is one of the oldest public buildings in the United States.”

The Boston Massacre, known as the Incident on King Street by the British, was our tenth stop, “it was a confrontation on March 5, 1770, in which British Army soldiers shot and killed five people while under harassment by locals.”

Faneuil Hall, our eleventh stop has been a “marketplace and a meeting hall since 1743. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis, and others encouraging independence from Great Britain." When we arrived, there was a group of break dancers and a large crowd gathered to watch them. Right by Faneuil Hall, there were several marketplaces full of different types of foods and wares. It happens to be a good place to buy Christmas ornaments as I found out by purchasing a few ornaments myself for my bother and sister.

Union Oyster House, our twelfth and final stop seemed like a great place to have lunch, as it has been open to diners since 1826. It is amongst the oldest operating restaurants in the United States of America and the oldest that has been continuously operating since being opened. It was a great place to have lunch, my shrimp and scallops were delish. There was a lot of history in the Union Oyster House walls, as John F Kennedy loved coming here for food, they even have his favorite booth dedicated to him.

Overall I had a great time walking the freedom trail.