In the beginning...

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...well, the beginning of our nation's history, anyway. These photos are from my walk along the Freedom Trail, in Boston, which links historic sites, many of which are associated with the Revolution and early days in the US. The trail starts at Boston Common, and then just follow the red brick road...or rather, line, on the sidewalk, which leads the "three" mile journey. I was exhausted by the end...

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Photos

Boston Common
The country's oldest park, which once served as cattle fields.

Glory
Memorial to the Union Army's 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment

Massachusetts State House
the "new" state house...the old one comes later in the journey...

faith
Mary Dyer, a Quaker, was hanged in the Common in 1660, for refusing to abandon her religious beliefs...

brimstone
The Park Street Church at Brimston corner...named for passionate preachers or the fact that gunpowder was stored in the basement during the War of 1812?

Old Granary Burying Ground
the resting place of Sam Adams, Paul Revere, John Hancock...and Mother Goose...among others...

King's Chapel and Burying Ground
...from shelter from the rain...did you see how pretty and blue the sky was in the earlier pictures...the weather here changes in an instant...i was prepared, until my umbrella broke...

the oldest cemetary in the city
...and it is in the heart of the city...

First Public School
This mosaic in the side walk marks the site of the first public school in the US.

Standing in Oppostion...
...with my broken umbrella...

Old Corner Bookstore Building
Built in 1718...i'm sorry, i was distracted by the sparkling jewelry

Old South Meeting House
...where the Boston Tea Party began...