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| Although Annie is not fond of
beer, she couldn't resist ordering a Sea Dog Wild Blueberry Wheat
Ale. Infused with wild blueberry flavor, she had to admit that it
was pretty good, |
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| After a short rest, we ventured
across the street to the Granary Burying Ground. Founded in 1660,
the Granary is the third oldest burying ground in Boston proper. In 1737,
when grain was stored where the present Park Street Church stands, the
burying ground was renamed the Granary. Along with Massachusetts
Governors, Clergymen, and Mayors, three signers of the Declaration of
Independence, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine, are
buried here. |
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| Approximately 5,000 people are
buried at the Granary even though there are only 2,300 headstones. Since
funerals were expensive, there would be one headstone per family. |
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| Seems that Paul Revere burned
the "midnight lantern" quite a bit, fathering 16 children, 5 of
whom died at an early age. His first wife died after giving birth to
8 of the children then he married a younger woman and she had 8
more. Revere was accustomed to a big family, having 11 siblings
himself. |
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| Of course, we all know that
Revere was a silversmith but when the Stamp Act of 1765 resulted in a
further downturn in the Massachusetts economy, he took up dentistry to
make ends meet, having been taught by a practicing surgeon who lodged at a
friend's house. |
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| There are many beautiful old
trees in The Boston Common. The starting point of the Freedom Trail,
the Common is the oldest park in the country. It is almost 50 acres in
size. |
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| At the Boston Tea Party Ship and
Museum, visitors can meet the colonists, explore the ships and dump tea
overboard just as the Sons of Liberty did on that fateful night of
December 16, 1773. |
