New England Blog

History on Every Corner

Today I followed Sarah Adams, a lovely woman dressed in 1700s era clothing around downtown Boston. No, I wasn’t dreaming: it was the Freedom Trail tour! Boston truly is one of the richest historical cities in America. As we meandered through the bustling streets we traveled to the cemetery where Sam Adams himself is buried, to the North Church where great, independent thinkers met to discuss hot political issues, and even to the site of the Boston Massacre. After we brushed up on our history through impromptu quizzes for Blow-Pops, it became even clearer to me that the American Revolution really did start here in this great city. Even though the “shot heard ‘round the world” came from North Bridge in Concord, Bostonians fanned the great fire and they’re sure proud of it.