Peruse through your history books before you fly into Boston’s Logan Airport and your trip will mean more when you tour the city. For instance, when you cross over the bridge to downtown Boston, you will pass by a pier known as Griffin’s Wharf where the infamous Boston Tea Party took place. It was December 16, 1773 when a group of rebels dressed as indians carrying a small hatchet and a club, were ordered by a commander to board three ships and destroy all the tea onboard. The rebels took the tea and threw it overboard causing tea to wash up on Boston shores for weeks to come.
There is a lot of history that still remains in Boston. Take for example, Paul Revere’s house situated in downtown Boston. It is the oldest house downtown and contains colonial furniture, historic documents and Paul Revere’s silverware. You can tour it by yourself on a self-guided tour. Did you know that the oldest public park in the whole USA is in Boston? It is the Boston Common and it is situated right in the heart of city. The area was designated as a pasture and was used for public hangings until 1817 where the gallows were removed from 1817 to 1830.
Aside from the history, Boston has retained a lot of historical buildings and restored them for modern uses today. The Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall are used today to house food stalls, restaurants, shops and entertainment. The Faneuil Hall was called the ‘Cradle of Liberty’ because it was on the second floor when Samuel Adams and his fellow revolutionary colonists protested new taxation laws.
Incidently, we toured Boston on May 24th and remembered passing by a lobster wholesaler. Last week, we heard there was a big fire in Boston and it burned 60,000 pounds of lobster at a business that was established in 1925. It turned out to be the same place. The moral of the story is to see as many places as you can before they disappear.
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