Boston Freedom Trail
Stop 7: Old South Meeting House
The Old South Meeting house was built in 1729 and is the second oldest church in Boston. It was the largest building in colonial Boston so it was used for meetings. Many of the crucial events that led up to the revolution occurred here. The most famous meeting was in 1773 when 5000 people gathered to protest the tax on tea.
Stop 8: Old Corner Bookstore
The original building here was the home of Anne Hutchinson who was banished from Massachusetts in 1638 for her religious views. By the mid 1800's this was a bookstore. It is currently a Chipotle. We did not go get food. However, this is about when it started to rain on us pretty steadily and we were really starting to get wet.
The site of the first post office in America!! Laura was so happy when I sent her this picture!!
Stop 9: Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall was originally where Bostonians met to form their opposition to British authority. It was built in 1742.
We were very lucky this was our next stop as it was under cover and we were able to buy umbrellas here!! It was quite the happening place so it was the perfect place to be when the rain really started to pour. It was also lunchtime so we ate our lunch inside in the basement. While there, everyone's phones kept buzzing with severe weather alerts for flash flooding. We picked a good time to get inside and eat our lunch and buy our umbrellas!
We also bought our postcards here and watched the rain pour outside.
We rushed inside so I didn't take any pictures.
Stop 10: Old State House Museum/Stop 11: Boston Massacre Site
Built in 1713, the Old State House is Boston's oldest surviving public building.
On the south side of this spot is where the Boston Massacre took place.
Inside waiting out the storm, we saw a printing press demonstration. There were all kinds of little shops and exhibits.
Being from the desert, we never even thought about packing umbrellas. Oops. However, it appeared it was not a slight drizzly sort of day. The rain was really coming down and we needed umbrellas to stay dry and not be miserable. So $38 later, we all had umbrellas so could carry on and enjoy our day. We did! All it took was the umbrellas and we were fine. The rain was warm so no one minded it. After the huge downfall ended we headed back on our market. We had a nice break.
Quincy Market
Stop 12: Paul Revere House
Built in 1680, the Paul Revere House is the oldest remaining structure in downtown Boston. It was from here that Paul Revere set out for his midnight ride. We did not go inside and just kept walking along to our next stop.
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