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Freedom Trail Suspicious Package: Is it a Bomb or Shoes?

Posted on Author Matt ContiComments Off on Freedom Trail Suspicious Package: Is it a Bomb or Shoes?

The bomb squad closed off Hull Street on Saturday to examine a reported suspicious package left along the Freedom Trail between the Old North Church and Copp’s Hill Burying Ground.

BrownBrindleDogOwner captured the action on video, answering the big question: is it a bomb or just shoes left by a forgetful tourist?

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African-American Patriots Freedom Trail Tours Celebrate Black History Month

Posted on Author Freedom Trail Foundation

Join the Freedom Trail Foundation’s African-American Patriots Tours on Saturdays and Sundays in February to learn about and celebrate the African-American patriots who played a vital role in the start of the American Revolution in Boston and in the formation of our country. Revolutionary figures such as Crispus Attucks, Phillis Wheatley, Prince Hall, Peter Salem Read More…
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Globe: Public Restrooms Sparse in North End on Freedom Trail

Posted on Author Matt Conti

The Boston Globe features the ongoing plight of Freedom Trail tourists looking for a public restroom in the North End. Tour guide James Miele knows the history of all the North End landmarks on the Freedom Trail: the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, the Copp’s Hill Burying Ground. But if Miele’s flock is Read More…
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Freedom Trail Foundation Grants $100,000 to Benefit Old North Church and Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

Posted on Author NorthEndWaterfront.com

The Old North Church and Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, both in Boston’s North End, will benefit from $100,000 in grants awarded by the Freedom Trail Foundation. Details in the press release below. A check presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 10:30 am at Copp’s Hill Burying Ground. FREEDOM TRAIL FOUNDATION PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS Read More…