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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Call it what you will—Boston, Beantown, the Cradle of America, the Hub, the Walking City, or capital of Red Sox Nation—Boston is one spectacular city. With a lesson to teach and a story to share around each and every corner, visiting Boston is an extraordinary experience. Let this book be your guide as you navigate your way through this historic city.

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Copyright © 2009 by Twin Lights Publishers, Inc. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSIntroduction All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permis- sion of the copyright owners. All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge Call it what you will—Boston, Bean- One thing is different now, however. As and prior consent of the artists concerned and no town, the Cradle of America, the Hub, the an adult, a teacher, and a mom, I can responsibility is accepted by producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or Walking City, capital of Red Sox Nation, greatly appreciate another side of the city. otherwise, arising from the contents of this pub- or the City-with-no-“r’s”—no matter what The historical significance of this city is lication. Every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information the name, Boston is one spectacular city. unlike any other. The opportunities to supplied. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS My own relationship with the city of find a lesson to teach or a story to share Boston has recently come full circle. As a are around each and every corner and the First published in the of America by: child growing up on the North Shore, effect that Boston has had on the rest of trips to Boston were very exciting occa- our great country is undeniable. Twin Lights Publishers, Inc. 8 Hale Street sions. Many a weekend was spent feeding May this book be your guide as you Rockport, Massachusetts 01966 the pigeons in the and navigate your way through Boston’s Telephone: (978) 546-7398 http://www.twinlightspub.com some of my favorite, old home movies cobblestone streets, waterfront locations, depict happy days on the swan boats. towering skyscrapers, meandering green- ISBN 978-1-885435-95-8 ISBN 1-885435-95-9 As a teenager, Boston had a different ways, culturally-rich neighborhoods, local PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSversion of fun awaiting me. A typical day markets, parks, museums, colleges, univer- 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 then consisted of a train ride to North sities, and world-class teaching hospitals. Station, a stop in for a choco- While doing so, stop and listen carefully. late croissant at Au Bon Pain, a brisk walk You might just hear the clip-clop of Paul to for some shopping, Revere’s horse, the angelic voices of the and then a “T” ride across the Charles to children’s choir signing the first My Harvard Square and a visit to the Coop, Country ‘Tis of Thee, the splash of tea Urban Outfitters, and Pizzeria Regina. landing in the harbor, or the British troops Now, just this past weekend, my husband evacuating the city. Then again, it may just and I proudly brought our one-year-old to be the fans over at Park cheering PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Boston Common and we even fed some on their team. pigeons. —Nichole Wadsworth Schraff Book design by SYP Design & Production, Inc. http://www.sypdesign.com PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSAmerica the First and Second Continental A This song, more commonly known as My Congresses, the Battles of Lexington and County ‘Tis of Thee, was first sung at the Concord, Fort Ticonderoga, the British Acorn Street in Boston on July 4th, Evacuation of Boston, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence. A beautiful and historic cobblestone street 1831 by a children’s choir. found in Boston’s Beacon Hill Area. Acorn Street is one of the most photographed PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS streets in Boston as well as the United States. A series of events, including the Revolu- A system of passenger trains that run tionary War, that led to the separation of throughout the country. The name was Adams, Abigail the 13 original British colonies in America created by using pieces of the words from Britian as well as the the formation “American” and “track.” Most of the Abigail Smith was born in Weymouth, Amtrak trains in Boston run in and out Massachusetts. She was the wife of of the United States of America. Some of the major events of the Revolution were of . President John Adams and the mother of President . Abigail the , the , spent the last 17 years of her life living in Quincy, Massachusetts. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Adams, John

Born in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1735, John Adams attended and became a lawyer. Later, as a member of the Massachusetts Assembly, Adams, Samuel he represented Massachusetts at the First Continental Congress. In 1789 he became The third Lieutenant Governor and fourth the first Vice President of the United PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Governor of Massachusetts. He was an States under and in important and controversial leader in the 1796 he became the second United States fight for the rights of the American President. He retired to Quincy, Massa- Colonists. Though John and Samuel chusetts until his death on the 4th of July, were cousins, they were often referred to 1826, the 50 year anniversary of the PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYas the Adams’ brothers. OF TWINLIGHTS A statue of Samuel PUBLISHERS Declaration of Independence. Adams stands on by Faneuil Hall. 4 5 A Field Guide to Boston 1-33 1/20/09 1:43 PM Page 6

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A festival celebrated in Boston’s China B A street that runs through Boston, Town each August. The actual August Brookline, Brighton, and Newton. Moon Festival takes place on the 15th day Back Bay Beacon Street is most famous where it of the 8th lunar month (August 15th). One of the many neighborhoods that make joins with Beacon Hill and the State Chinese legend says the moon is the fullest up Boston. The Back Bay is best known House. It then runs through the Back Bay, and brightest on that day. Pastries called into , and past Fenway PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS for its expensive homes and shopping. The moon pies are the most traditional and area was under water until 1857, when Park before leaving the city of Boston. famous treat enjoyed during the festival. 400 acres of new land were created by fill- ing in mud flats of the .

Barking Crab A seafood restaurant located alongside Boston’s Four Point Channel. The Barking Crab opened in 1994 as a summer PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYseafood spot and OF after TWINLIGHTStwo seasons was PUBLISHERS such a huge hit that it began to operate year round. They’ll tell you they offer “the casual atmosphere of a coastal clam shack in a funky urban setting.”

Apollo Commander Auerbach, Red Baseball Beacon Hill As you walk through the Museum of The first NBA coach to draft an African- A sport played by two teams using a bat Science it is impossible to miss the Apollo American, and the first to present an all- A famous neighborhood in Boston. and ball that began around the year 1845, Command Module. To see more, visit the black starting five. AuerbachPROPERTY was part of OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Beacon Hill has brick and cobblestone with a list of rules written by Alexander rest of the Earth and Space Study exhibits, the Celtics family for 57 years and guided sidewalks and streets lit by gas lamps. The Cartwright. The first professional games shows, and the planetarium. them to 16 championships. He is located at the top of Beacon were played around 1865. The Boston Red was inducted into the Basketball Hill. The hill was once a lot higher, but Sox lead all other Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. This was made smaller to make it easier to teams with attendance to their road games, statue is located in Faneuil build new homes. The extra land was used PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYand have continually OF soldTWINLIGHTS out their home PUBLISHERS Hall Marketplace. to help create the Back Bay area. games since 2003.

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Beantown in HandPROPERTY Tavern OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYBird, Larry OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSBlue Man Group

The nickname given to the city of Boston A tavern opened in 1795 and A former NBA basketball player who A unique show that combines music, act- A famously distinct way of speaking because of its history of baking beans in located on in played for 13 seasons with the Boston ing, and comedy to create a really exciting Bostonians seem to have that is widely molasses during the times. Boston. The Bell in Hand is Celtics until he left in 1992. That summer, stage experience. poked fun at. It is said that people from the oldest continuously Larry Bird played with the United States Boston don’t pronounce the letter r. A Beantown Trolley operating tavern in all “Dream Team” helping win a gold medal Boston common example is “Pahk the cah in of America. during the Barcelona, Spain Olympics. Havahd Yahd.” A popular sightseeing tour enjoyed by PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS The Celtics retired his jersey number, 33, The capital of Massachusetts. Boston was tourists, and even locals, who want to Benjamin Franklin’s upon his departure from the team. founded in 1630 by about 1000 Puritan Boston Children’s Museum learn more about the city of Boston. The Statue colonists of the Massachusetts Bay trolley tour welcomes passengers to hop Company. Today, the population of An interactive and educational museum on and off allowing as much time as they The first portrait statue in America. It Boston is around 560,000. for children located in . would like at each of the 20 stops. A new stands in front of the on A 14-stop walking tour that explores the trolley comes along every 20 minutes for . The statue overlooks the site 19th-century life of Boston’s African riders who have stayed behind. of America’s first public school where American Community. Benjamin Franklin attended. His birth- place is just one block away. Surrounding Blackstone, Reverend the bottom of the statue arePROPERTY four bronze OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS tablets that represent Franklin’s careers William as a printer, scientist, and the signer of The first European to settle in Boston. both the Declaration of Independence and Blackstone sailed to New England with an the Peace Treaty with France. expedition in 1623. When the others returned to England, he stayed behind and Big Dig lived in what is now the Beacon Hill area of Boston. Blackstone later moved to a hill A nickname given to a huge construction that he named Study Hill where he read project, officially named “The Central PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS books, planted gardens, and took care of Artery/Tunnel Project,” that has improved cattle for 40 years. The hill overlooks a some of Boston’s major roadways. The Ted river that is now named the Blackstone William’s Tunnel and the beautiful Zakim River after the Reverend. Bridge are results of this enormous project that started in 1991 and costPROPERTY 14.6 million OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS dollars. It is the most expensive United States Highway Project in history.

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Boston Islands Boston Massacre Common National Park The name given to an incident that A 50-acre park The 34 islands found in Boston Harbor occurred on May 5, 1770 between a group located in the make up this national park. Visitors can of Boston citizens and British soldiers. middle of hike, camp, fish, swim, picnic, or just Social tension escalated into a riot between Boston. One of relax. The park is home to Graves Light, civilians and British troops, which ended the first stops Long Island Head Light, and Boston in five civilians being killed. The men are along the PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Light. Boston Light is the oldest and first buried at the Granary Burial Ground on , lighthouse site in the United States. . A cobblestone marker at Boston Common the actual site of the massacre is located in is the oldest city park in the country. The Boston Latin School front of the on State park has many fun attractions such as the Street along Boston’s Freedom Trail. Frog Pond skating rink, the Parkman The oldest public school in the country. Bandstand, softball fields, statues, and an Located along the Freedom Trail, Boston annual Christmas Tree. Latin opened in 1635 as an all boy’s school. It is now coeducational and has PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYover 2,000 students. OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

Boston Fire Museum Boston Harbor A museum dedicated to preserving the his- The body of water that allows boat traffic tory of Boston’s Fire Departments. The to enter the city. Dorchester, Quincy, and A 26.2-mile race run each Patriot’s Day museum is full of photographs,PROPERTY memora- OFHingham TWINLIGHTS Bays come together PUBLISHERS to form the through Boston and neighboring cities. bilia, and fire fighting equipment. outer harbor. Ferries, sightseeing boats, The race begins in Hopkinton and ends on in Boston, in front of whale watches, coast guard vessels, tug- Boston Globe boats, cargo ships, and even cruise ships the . Runners travel can be seen going in and out of Boston’s from all around the globe to participate Boston’s most circulated newspaper.PROPERTY The OFharbor. TWINLIGHTS Several islands can PUBLISHERS also be found PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSin the world’s oldest annual marathon. first paper was published in 1872 and sold within the harbor’s waters. Runners can first spot the finish line as 1 for 4 cents. they round a corner 3 ⁄2 blocks away.

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Boston Post RoadPROPERTY OFBoston TWINLIGHTS Symphony PUBLISHERS Hall PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

A system of roads that ran between Boston Home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra and New York. The original roads were and the Boston Pops. Thanks to its fabu- paths used by post riders and their horses. lous acoustics Boston Symphony Hall is Some of the milestones used to mark the rated in the top three in the entire world. original roads can still be seen along the route today. Boston Tea Party Ship and PROPERTY OFMuseum TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Boston Public Library A museum whose purpose is to preserve The first large library in the country to be the history of the Boston Tea Party. The open to the public and to allow people to museum is part of the Historic Tours of check out books. When the library opened America. The Beaver II, one of the ships Boston University Bull and Finch Pub in 1854 it had 16,000 books. Today, it is found at the Boston Tea Party Museum, is estimated to have 17.5 million, making it a replica of one of the original Boston Tea The fourth largest university in the United Located on Beacon Street in Boston, the one of the largest in the country. Party Ships. States. Boston University has close to Bull and Finch Pub was the inspiration 30,000 students and covers 132 acres in for the television show Cheers, which first PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYthe city of Boston. OF “The TWINLIGHTS Terriers” is the PUBLISHERSaired in 1982. athletic teams’ nickname and their colors are scarlet and white.

Bostonian A 221-foot-tall granite pillar built to commemorate the . The name given to a citizen of Boston. Located on Breed’s Hill, the monument is the first obelisk erected in the United Boston Pops Bruins States. An obelisk is a tall four-sided stone A group of musicians from the larger PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS pillar that gets narrower as it gets taller Boston Symphony Orchestra. The “Pops” Boston’s professional hockey team. The with the top shaping into a pyramid. The was founded in 1885 with hopes of per- is one of the six original Bunker Hill Monument is one of several forming lighter music than the more tradi- teams of the National Hockey League historical sites along Boston’s Freedom tional orchestra performs. Today, the (NHL). Their home games are played at Trail. Visitors who want to climb to the “Pops” are probably best known for play- PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYthe TD Banknorth OF Garden. TWINLIGHTS Since their PUBLISHERStop have to climb 294 steps, but the view ing in the annual 4th of July show on the founding in 1924, the Bruins have won 5 is worth it. Esplanade. Stanley Cup championships.

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PROPERTY OFCannoli TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Charlie Pass

C An Italian pastry. A cannoli is made from A card used to pay fares when riding the fried pastry dough that is rolled into a cities subways and buses. Callahan Tunnel tube and then filled with, most typically, A tunnel that travels underneath Boston ricotta cheese. The ends of the cannoli are Chilton, Mary Harbor and carries traffic from the North sometimes flavored with things like pista- The first woman to step off of the End of Boston towards Logan Airport and chios, bits of chocolate, or sprinkles. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Mayflower and onto Plymouth Rock. . At 5,069 feet the tunnel is Mary made the voyage with her mother just under one mile long. Its full name is Castle Island and father. Mary’s father passed away The Lieutenant William F. Callahan A 22-acre island that is now attached to while the Mayflower was still docked in Tunnel and it was opened in 1961. the mainland in South Boston. Castle Provincetown, and her mother died during Island is open for tours during the summer the first long, hard winter in Plymouth. Cambridge months and is also home to the five-sided Mary was later married to John Winslow A city located across the Charles River Fort Independence. Castle Island and Fort and they moved to Boston after the birth from Boston. Cambridge is well known Independence were in the perfect location Central Artery Charlestown Navy Yard of their 10th child. to protect the city of Boston during the for being the home to Harvard University. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYThe major highway OF that TWINLIGHTS runs through PUBLISHERSHome to the USS Constitution and the War of 1812. Chinatown Boston. Until the Big Dig began, the Boston National Historical Park. The Central Artery traveled above ground Navy Yard was first opened in 1801 and Celtics An area of Boston that is home to a large between the waterfront and downtown was officially closed in 1974. Before being Asian population as well as many Asian The professional bas- area. The Big Dig’s plan moved the closed it was one of the Navy’s oldest ship- markets, shops, and restaurants. A large ketball team that calls Central Artery under ground. building yards. gate called a paifang stands at one of the Boston home. The entrances. play Charles River in the TD Banknorth PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTSGarden on PUBLISHERSthe famous par- The river that separates the city of Boston quet floor. The Celtics have been World from its neighbors, Charlestown and Champions a record making 16 times. Cambridge. The river starts in Hopkinton, No other team in the NBA (National flows through 58 of Massachusett’s towns, Basketball Association) has won as many enters Boston, and then empties into PROPERTY OFtitles TWINLIGHTS as Boston’s home team. PUBLISHERS PROPERTYBoston Harbor. OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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Waterfront Park A large neon sign that has The official name for Massachusetts. The Located in Boston’s Back Bay area, Copley Boston’s first waterfront park. Located hovered above Kenmore definition of commonwealth is “an organ- Square is known for its shopping, hotels, in the North End, visitors can enjoy Square since 1965. It was ized territory that has established a more and restaurants. It is home to the Boston a beautiful view of the working water- scheduled to be removed in highly developed relationship with the Public Library and hosts outdoor concerts 1983, but the people of front along with a rose garden, play Federal government.” The United States during warm weather months. area, fountain, and a statue of Boston rallied to save it. The is actually made up of 46 states and 4 Christopher Columbus. PROPERTY OFsign TWINLIGHTS measures 60 feet by PUBLISHERS60 feet and con- commonwealths. While the 4 common- tains more than 5 miles of neon tubes. Copp’s Hill Burying wealths can be called states, the other 46 Ground states cannot be called commonwealths. Clam Chowder Boston’s second oldest burying ground. A thick soup made with a milk or cream Coop Copp’s Hill Burying Ground is one of base and, of course, clams. Bostonians take many historic sites along Boston’s Freedom their clam chowder, or “chowda,” very A Harvard University bookstore located in Trail. The land was once owned by a shoe- seriously and several competitions are held Cambridge’s Harvard Square. maker named William Copp. each year to find Boston’s very best clam PROPERTY OFchowders. TWINLIGHTS Not everyone PUBLISHERSagrees on which PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS recipe is the best, however, mostly every- one agrees clam chowder is one of Boston’s most famous foods.

Commonwealth Avenue Christian Science Church One of Boston’s most beautiful streets. A religious denomination started in 1879 “Comm. Ave,” as it is often called, begins by Mary Baker Eddy. Today, there are over in the Back Bay area of Boston. This first 2,000 Christian Science Churches found PROPERTY OFsection TWINLIGHTS of the street is lined PUBLISHERS with large around the world. The headquarters, the multi-story brownstone buildings with a First Church of Christ, Scientist, is located grassy area in the middle of the east and in Boston. westbound lanes. The grassy area is called the Commonwealth Avenue Mall and con- PROPERTY OFsists TWINLIGHTS of more than 8 acres. PUBLISHERS The street con- PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS tinues through Boston, , Brighton, Chestnut Hill, Newton, and Weston.

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The John Joseph Moakley United States Boston’s first skyscraper. The original D Courthouse serves as the headquarters for Custom House, built in 1849, sat on the the United States Court of Appeals for the waterfront before landfill extended the city Dolphin Sculpture First Circuit and the United States District of Boston. The Custom House was where The Dolphins of the Sea sculpture can be Court for Massachusetts. There are two maritime business took place and where found on Central Wharf near the New courtrooms for the Court of Appeals and the ship captains would pay their duties. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS England Aquarium. Boston-born artist, 25 individual courtrooms for the District In 1915 a 495-foot tower was added to Katharine Lane Weems, studied the move- Duck Tours Court. It also houses the offices of a U.S. make it even taller. Today, the Custom ments, behaviors, and anatomy of each Congressman and the U.S. Attorney House is a beautiful hotel. animal prior to creating her pieces. Thirty General, 40 judges’ chambers, a law The Boston Duck Tours use World War II pieces from her collection were donated to amphibious landing vehicles (or DUKWs) library, and U.S. Marshals Service the Museum of Science while others, like facilities. to tour Boston by land before splashing the Dolphins of the Sea, can be seen into the Charles River to finish their 80 throughout the city of Boston. minute tours. Tour guides, appropriately Cradle of Liberty called “conducktors” are full of fascinating A name given to Boston because of its Downtown information about historical and modern PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS day Boston. involvement in the start of the American Boston’s financial and business district. Revolution. Downtown is home to places such as Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, Downtown Crew Crossing, the Old State House, and the . The sport of rowing. On any given day rowers can be seen up and down the Charles River. Crew teams from colleges and universities such as Harvard, MIT, PROPERTY OFBoston TWINLIGHTS University, Boston PUBLISHERS College, Brandeis, Wellesley, and Northeastern use the river. Many local crew clubs, local high schools, and individuals enjoy crew as a hobby and sport. The Head of the Charles PROPERTY OFRegatta TWINLIGHTS is the world’s largest PUBLISHERS two-day PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS rowing event and takes place each October on the Charles River.

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYFaneuil Hall OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS enjoyed by residents and tourists in a vari- E ety of different ways including biking and F A building originally used as a forum for walking paths, playgrounds, a wading speakers and a marketplace for produce, pool, tennis courts, softball fields, soccer Famous Boston meat, and fish vendors. Faneuil Hall was fields, boat docks, concession stands, and Musicians A series of 12 parks linked together given to the city of Boston as a gift from the Hatch Shell for concerts. The annual Peter Faneuil in 1742. Today, Faneuil Hall throughout the city of Boston. The Many musicians got their start 4th of July fireworks are always one of the is a part of Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Emerald Necklace covers a distance of in the great city of Boston and Esplanades biggest events.PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS is a favorite Boston destination along the about seven miles from beginning to end the surrounding area. The Freedom Trail. The main hall is called with a total of 1,100 acres of land to be bands Aerosmith, Boston, and Evacuation Day Quincy Market and serves as a large food enjoyed by everyone. The Cars along with James court. On either side of the food pavilion, On March 17th, 1776, in the midst of Taylor, Donna Summer, and vending carts and shops can be found. Esplanade the Revolutionary War, British troops Jo Dee Messina are just a few evacuated Boston. March 17th was examples of great musicians who The three-mile stretch of land along the declared Evacuation Day in the year have come from Boston. Feast of St. Anthony banks of The Charles River between the 1941 and has been a legal holiday in An annual celebration held in Boston’s Museum of Science and the Boston Suffolk County ever since. Famous People University Bridge. The Esplanade is PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYNorth End on the OF last TWINLIGHTS weekend in August. PUBLISHERS The original Feast of St. Anthony takes Many famous people have called Boston place in Montefalcione, Italy, but as Italian home. Writers, actors, politicians, athletes, immigrants from Montefalcione arrived in and many more have hailed from this Boston’s North End in 1919 they began historic city. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, to recreate the tradition in their new Christa McAuliffe, Eli Whitney, Ralph home. The weekend includes processions, Waldo Emerson, Leonard Nemoy, music, live entertainment, marching Dr. Suess, Winslow Homer, Bette Davis, bands, masses, serenaders, dancing, F. Lee Bailey, Emily Dickinson, and cooking demonstrations, contests, and, Benjamin Franklin are just a few famous PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS of course, a ton of food! individuals off of the long, long list.

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Fenway Park PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSFirst Baptist Church

Home to the . Fenway The third church established in Boston Park was opened in 1912 and is the oldest and the fifth Baptist Church to be formed professional ballpark in the United States. in the entire country. The church was It is called Fenway because it was built in founded on June 7, 1665 by two women the area of Boston known as the Fens. and seven men and is located on Com- monwealth Avenue. Fiedler, Arthur PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Fort Warren The conductor of the from 1930-1979. Fiedler had Now a tourist attraction, Fort Warren was many accomplishments in his professional originally a jail for prisoners of war during career, one of which was conducting in the the Civil War. Located on George’s Island, opening ceremonies of Walt Disney World at the entrance to Boston Harbor, Fort in 1971. There is a statue of Arthur Warren was in the ideal place to help Fiedler near the Hatch Memorial Shell. defend the city during World War I and PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSWorld War II. Fire Boat A boat shaped a lot like a tugboat used to fight fires on the water and along the waterfront. Fire boats pump water directly from the ocean allowing for an unlimited supply of water and the ability to spray large amounts at once. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Firefighter Fountains Fire Department A person who works or volunteers with a A structure that sprays water for splashing The approximately 1,600 men and women fire department to fight fires. Firefighters in or just for decoration. The fountains at who dedicate themselves to keeping report to fires, work on fire prevention, the Frog Pond in Boston Common, at the Boston safe from fire. Boston has 35 fire maintain equipment, conduct safety Church of Christ, Scientist, and in Copley stations and the first paid PROPERTYdepartment was OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYchecks, and educate OF the TWINLIGHTS public on fire PUBLISHERSSquare are all fun ways to cool off on hot started in 1678. safety. summer days.

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Franklin Park Zoo PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

A 72-acre zoo in Boston’s . G The zoo is home to all sorts of animals who live in exhibits called Serengeti Gargoyle Crossing, Franklin Farm, Kalahari An architectural feature found on Kingdom, Tiger Tales, Giraffe Savannah, buildings that usually Tropical Forest, Butterfly Landing, Bird’s PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS looks like a mythical World, and the Outback Trail. creature or animal. If you search the city of Boston you’ll Freedom Trail find many gargoyles staring

1 down at you. A 2 ⁄2 mile red path that winds through Gelato Stand . The Freedom Trail includes 16 The Italian word for ice cream, gelato is a historical locations along its frozen dessert that is thicker or denser George’s Island route. People can walk the Freedom Trail PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYthan American iceOF cream TWINLIGHTS because it is PUBLISHERS A 39-acre island (53 acres at low tide) at alone or take a guided tour with a made with less air and usually with milk the entrance of Boston Harbor. George’s Ranger. instead of cream. There are over 50 places Island is home to Fort Warren and has a where you can buy a gelato in and around large boat dock, walking paths, picnic the city of Boston, many of which can be Fresnel Lens Frog Pond grounds, a parade ground, and a gravel found in Boston’s Italian North End. beach. Golden dome A lens developed for lighthouses by a man A wading pool complete with a spray named Augustin-Jean Fresnel. The lenses fountain during warm weather months The top of the State House. The dome Gibson House Museum are thinner and lighter than typical light- and a skating rink during the winter. The was designed by . When house lenses and consequentlyPROPERTY allow more OFBoston TWINLIGHTS Common Frog Pond PUBLISHERS offers year This preserved home of Boston’s Gibson it was first built it was made of shingles. light to pass through. The extra light -round fun. Frog statues keep an family allows visitors to step back in time It didn’t take long for the dome to begin means ships can spot lighthouses from eye on the excitement and the to leak during bad weather. In 1802 the to the late 19th and early 20th centuries to farther away. Boston Light was updated Tadpole Playground next door see what life was like for a well-to-do dome was covered with copper, provided with a 2nd Order Fresnel Lens in 1859. gives kids another place to run Boston family. by , to prevent further leaking. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTSaround. PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Then, in 1874, it was finished with gold leaf to create the beautiful shimmer that can be seen today.

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Government Center PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

A city square and plaza that is home to H Boston’s City Hall. Government Center also serves as a “T” stop and is a favorite Hancock Tower spot for outdoor concerts and events The tallest building in New England. The during warm weather months. Tower measures 790 feet tall and is 60 stories high. It is made of PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS 1 10,344 panes of ⁄2 inch thick glass win- dows. Near the Hancock Tower is the old The city’s third oldest cemetery, founded Grasshopper John Hancock Building. It is known for in 1660. Located on Tremont Street the weather forecast beacon that sits on along Boston’s Freedom Trail, the Granary The weathervane that sits on top of top of its roof. The well-known saying is the final resting place for many famous Faneuil Hall. Peter Faneuil received the goes, “steady blue, clear view; flashing people, including , Peter copper grasshopper vane as a gift in 1742 blue, clouds are due; steady red, rain Faneuil, John Hancock, and Paul Revere. from a Boston coppersmith named Shem Drowne. The roof of Faneuil Hall and the ahead; flashing red, snow instead.” Harborwalk grasshopper were later made gold. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSHancock, John A public walkway along Boston’s water- Green Monster front that will be an amazing 46.9 miles Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, he when completed. It winds through the The name given to the left field wall in became the first and third Governor of waterfront neighborhoods and Boston’s Boston’s . The wall was part Massachusetts and President of the Second downtown, stretching from Chelsea Creek of the original ballpark, however, it wasn’t Continental Congress. He was also the to the Neponset River. The Harborwalk until 1947 that it was painted green and first person to sign the Declaration of includes several parks, pieces given it’s new nickname. The “Green Independence. His signature was of art, seating and picnic areas, Monster” is 37 feet and 2 inches high and the largest and most noticeable cafés, water transportation is 310 feet from home platePROPERTY when meas- OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS on the document. Today, when facilities, and much more. ured along the left field foul line. The wall people ask for a signature they The Harborwalk will eventu- is actually a manually operated scoreboard may say, “Can I have your John ally link together with the which also displays the scores of other Hancock?” Emerald Necklace, the games going on in both the American and , National Leagues. The GreenPROPERTY Monster OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS and the Rose Kennedy seats were added atop the wall in 2003 and Greenway. are now some of the hardest seats to get.

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Harvard University Haymarket Holocaust Memorial

Located on Cambridge Street, this home The oldest university in the United A large outdoor market where fruits, Six large glass towers that represent the six was designed by Charles Bulfinch for States and a member of the Ivy League. vegetables, fish, and herbs are sold from concentration camps in operation during Harrison Gray Otis. It is now a museum Harvard was founded in 1636 and is carts and tables. Haymarket is known for the Holocaust and dedicated to those who dedicated to showing the lavish life led by located in Cambridge. The university has its great prices and fresh foods. were held prisoner or lost their lives within Boston’s governing class. Harrison Gray a long list of famous graduates, including one of the camps. On Holocaust Remem- Otis was responsible for the development Presidents John F. Kennedy and George brance Day in 1993 a time capsule bearing of Boston’s Beacon Hill, served as a W. Bush. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS names of friends and family members Representative to Congress, and was submitted by New Englanders was buried eventually . Hatch Memorial Shell at the Memorial Site. The registration numbers of victims are etched in glass and Harvard Square A concert stage located along the Charles quotes from survivors are carved in con- River on Boston’s Esplanade. The Hatch crete. An area next to Harvard University in Shell has a huge domed roof which is Cambridge that is full of shops and restau- completely open on one end. Used for rants. The square also has a “T” stop on concerts during the summer, the Hatch the red line and is a favorite place for Shell is probably most famousPROPERTY for hosting OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS the Boston Pops every July 4th. street performers to show off their talents.

Head of the Charles Hood Milk Bottle PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Regatta Built in 1933 in Taunton, Massachusetts, A rowing race held on the Charles River this outdoor ice cream stand is located in each October. The Head of the Charles is front of the Boston Children’s Museum. It the largest regatta in the world with about is 40 feet tall, has an 18 foot diameter at PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY8,000 rowers and OF over TWINLIGHTS 1,500 boats. PUBLISHERS its base, and can hold 50,000 gallons of Rowers of all ages come from all around milk. the world to participate.

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Irish

I One of the largest ethnic groups in Boston, mostly living in South Boston. Immigration After leaving Ireland in the 1840s the Irish To leave ones home country and perma- flooded Boston, soon dominating politics nently move to another. Once the potato and commerce. Boston is said to be the largest Irish city in America. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS famine struck Ireland in the 1840s a large number of the population immigrated to the United States and settled primarily in Isabella Stewart Gardner Boston. Museum A museum that was opened in 1903 by Independence Day Isabella Stewart Gardner. The museum is A federal holiday that celebrates the adop- three stories high with galleries full of tion of The Declaration of Independence paintings, sculptures, tapestries, rare and the independence of the original 13 books, and furnishings from around the Hooker, Major General Horticultural SocietyPROPERTY OFHutchinson, TWINLIGHTS Anne PUBLISHERS PROPERTYcolonies from Great OF Britain’s TWINLIGHTS government. PUBLISHERS world. A beautiful courtyard is in the Joseph Independence Day falls on the 4th of July. middle of the museum. Horticulture is the science and art of A controversial Puritan preacher who was A Major General in the Union Army growing flowers, fruit, plants, and vegeta- later banished from her colony for preach- Inning during the Civil War. He was given the bles in small gardens using simple tools. ing her own religious philosophy. She was an advocate of religious freedom and nickname “Fighting Joe” during his career. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society A part of a baseball game. An inning is a Major General Joseph Hooker was born in started with exhibits held in Faneuil Hall woman’s rights. A statue of Anne period of time that allows both teams a Hadley, Massachusetts and now a statue and Quincy Market displaying locally Hutchinson and her daughter, Susannah, chance at bat. Once the batting team has stands in his honor outside of the State grown fruit and vegetables. They also stands in front of the State House. earned three outs, one half of the inning is House in Boston. taught the newest horticultural techniques PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS over and that team plays the field. If the Institute of Contemporary and introduced new breeds and varieties score is tied at the end of nine innings, Horse & Carriage of produce. The Concord grape was intro- Art A building used for meetings, conventions, the game goes into extra innings until a duced at one of these exhibits in 1853. winning team emerges. In 1981, the A fantastic way to see Boston. Horse expositions, and events. The Hynes The first museum in the country dedicated Pawtucket Red Sox played in the longest drawn carriages or hansom cabs can be Convention Center, in Boston’s Back Bay, completely to contemporary art. Since game in history. That game lasted 33 taken around Boston Common, Faneuil hosts a wide variety of events each year. 1936, the museum has presented modern PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYinnings! OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Hall, the Back Bay, and parts of down- forms of literature, film and video, per- town Boston. formance, and visual art forms.

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS King’s Chapel

J K A Christian Unitarian Church in Boston’s Back Bay. The chapel is one of the historic Jellyfish Kenmore Square sites along the Freedom Trail. The original Commonly mistaken for fish, these sea Home to Fenway Park, Lansdowne Street, church was made of wood, but was rebuilt jellies do not have a backbone, heart, or and the famous Citgo Sign. in stone and finished in 1754. The church brain, and are mostly water. Of the bell once cracked and was repaired by Paul PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Revere. It still rings at services today. approximate 2,000 species of sea jellies Kid Power only 70 are known to be harmful to humans. Thousands of jellies can be An exhibit at the Boston Children’s King’s Chapel Burying viewed at the Amazing Jellies exhibit at Museum designed to educate on health Ground the . and fitness. Dance, climb the rock wall, and learn about nutrition in this fun For 30 years this was Boston’s only bury- interactive environment. ing ground and became the burial place for many historical figures. Located along the Freedom Trail, it sits on the land that PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS was originally Isaac Johnson’s vegetable garden. Isaac Johnson was the very first person to be buried here.

JFK Library and Museum Joy Street

A tribute to the life and leadership of A notable street located in the Beacon John Fitzgerald Kennedy, Jr. As the 35th Hill area of Boston. The African Meeting president of the United States,PROPERTY JFK had OFHouse TWINLIGHTS as well as the headquarters PUBLISHERS for the a passion for public service, politics, his Boston Chapter of the Appalachian country, and his family. The museum and Mountain Club (AMC) can be found library give visitors a chance to see his along this street. legacy. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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PROPERTY OFLittle TWINLIGHTS Brewster PUBLISHERS Island PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSLongfellow Bridge Longfellow National L Historic Site One of the islands found in Boston’s outer This bridge that crosses from Boston to harbor and the home to Boston Light. Cambridge is also called the “Salt and The home of American poet, Henry Liberty Schooner Fleet Pepper Shaker Bridge,” named after the Wadsworth Longfellow, from 1837-1882, The schooner Liberty and the schooner Lobster towers along the bridge that resemble salt is located on in Cambridge. Liberty Clipper. Both vessels are replicas of and pepper shakers. In addition to car George Washington also used the home as A staple to the commerce of New 19th-century ships. The Liberty is 80 feet traffic, the bridge also carries tens of thou- his headquarters for nine months during PROPERTY OFEngland, TWINLIGHTS these crustaceans PUBLISHERS live at the bot- long and was modeled after the cargo car- sands of subway passengers on the MBTA’s the Revolutionary War. The home is now a tom of the ocean, have two claws, and rying ships used by New England fishermen. Red Line each day. The bridge, named museum and looks much like it did when must molt their protective exoskeleton The Liberty Clipper is 125 feet long and is after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was Longfellow lived there. shell in order to grow. The James Hook & a replica of a 19th-century clipper ship. opened in 1906 and is almost 1,800 feet Company, in Boston, is a major lobster long. It is said the architect was trying to Louisburg Square distributor. Founded in 1925, this family compete with beautiful European bridges Lion and Unicorn operated business continues to sell lobsters when he designed this bridge. Located on Beacon Hill. Louisburg Square to fine restaurants around Boston, and has a grassy square with statues of Christo- Emblems of British royalty that decorate pher Columbus and Aristides the Just. the gables of the Old State House. On July New England. 18, 1776 the Declaration of Independence PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS was read aloud to the people of Boston from the balcony, and that evening the Logan Airport emblems were taken down. A lion and unicorn were returned to the façade in Massachusetts’ major commercial airport. 1882. Logan Airport is located in East Boston. The airport’s six runways are responsible for over 1,000 flights each day.

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Home to the Long Wharf Marriot, several shops and restaurants, and also next to the New England Aquarium. Long Wharf is PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYwhere many of Boston’sOF TWINLIGHTS ferry boats, shut- PUBLISHERS tles, whale watch cruises, and sightseeing tours depart from.

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PROPERTY OFMassachusetts TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSGeneral PROPERTYMBTA OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSMiddlesex County MIT Hospital Volunteers M The Massachusetts Bay Transit Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Usually called “Mass General,” this hospi- Authority, or the MBTA, is the A fife and drum corps modeled after MIT is a university in Cambridge located tal is the oldest and largest general hospital organization that controls most of the ones that were a part of the very close to the Charles River. Teaching in New England and the third oldest in the bus, train, subway, and ferry American War for Independence. The and research, with regard to practical The official children’s book of the services in the Boston area. A logo with group has over 60 performances a year and Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Make the country. The hospital conducts over application, continue to be this school’s 34,000 surgeries and admits over 45,000 a capital letter T in a circle has given the entertains audiences with their music while primary purpose. Way for Ducklings was written and illus- PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS service the short nickname “The T.” also educating audiences about history. trated by Robert McCloskey and was first patients each year. published in 1941. It tells the story of a Mounted Police Memorial Drive pair of ducks who choose to raise their Mamma Maria Mayor Curley Statues The division of the Boston Police ducklings in Boston’s Public Garden. The The street that runs along the Cambridge A 100-acre park in . The land An award-winning Italian restaurant in Department that rides horseback. The statues of the mother duck and her eight Two statues located in Faneuil Hall that side of the Charles River. On Sundays, was once the Gardner Street Dump but was Boston’s North End. horses are stabled at the Brandegee Estate. ducklings are now a favorite sight to see in honor . One statue between April and November, part of the filled in with dirt from the Big Dig. The the Public Garden. shows Mayor Curley sitting on a park road is closed to traffic and people enjoy park now has an amphitheater, six miles of Mass Turnpike bench, and the other statue stands just a rollerblading, dog walking, jogging, bicy- trails, baseball fields, and picnic areas. few feet away and shows Mayor Curley One of Massachusetts’ major highways and cling, and walking while enjoying the views. PROPERTY OFstanding TWINLIGHTS up, wearing a campaign PUBLISHERS button, PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSMinutemen a part of Interstate 90. The Mass Pike is and most likely delivering a speech. James 138 miles long and stretches from East Michael Curley served as the Mayor of A name given to the men of the Massa- Boston to the New York border. Boston for four terms, a member of the chusetts militia who promised to be ready United States House of Representatives for for service in a minutes notice. The Massachusetts two terms, and as the 35th Governor of Minutemen existed as early as 1645 and Massachusetts. are probably best known for their contri- One of the original 13 colonies and the bution during the Revolutionary War. sixth state to join the union. It is officially

called the Commonwealth of Massachu- Mission Church setts. Massachusetts is a partPROPERTY of New OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS England and is bordered by New York, A church in the Mission Hill area of , , New Boston. The church is one of just 43 basil- Hampshire, Vermont, and icas in the United States and was given Ocean. Although Massachusetts is one that title in 1954 by Pope Pius XII. It is of the country’s smallest statesPROPERTY according OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSalso the home to a world famous organ. to size, only 12 states have a larger The church’s official name is Our Lady of population. Perpetual Help.

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Nantucket Lightship II One of the lightships once stationed off of Nantucket to help guide ships safely PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS around the island. Nantucket Lightship II was built in 1952 and was first stationed in the Ambrose Channel in New York. It later moved to Nantucket where it took turns with Nantucket Lightship I every 21 days. The lightship was decommissioned in 1985 has since been converted to a lux- ury ship and is available for charters in Boston from October through April. New England Aquarium PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYNational Park OF TWINLIGHTS Service PUBLISHERS Mural in Chinatown Museum of Fine Arts Museum of Science Rangers An aquarium that was opened in 1969 with the world’s largest circular saltwater A large painting on a brick building on Often simply called the MFA, this muse- Boston’s science museum. The museum The narrators who take visitors on tours of tank. Since then the aquarium has contin- Oak Street in Boston’s Chinatown. The um is located on in has over 500 interactive exhibits and is the Freedom Trail. ued to grow. It has recently added Boston’s mural shows the history of the Chinese Boston. The museum has the second also home to the Mugar Omni IMAX only 3D theater. It is home to a rescue and people in Boston. largest permanent collection of art in the Theater, the Hayden Planetarium, one of New England rehabilitation center that has helped over Americas. It was opened in 1876. the world’s largest Van De Graaff genera- 4,000 marine animals since its opening. Museum of Afro-American tors, and over 100 live animals. The Northeast region of the United States. New England includes Maine, New History PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS New England Aquarium’s Mystic River Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, A museum dedicated to educating its visi- Rhode Island, and Connecticut. Boston is Voyager III

tors about the contributions of African A river that travels through Arlington, considered the capital of New England. A high speed catamaran belonging to the Americans in New England beginning in Medford, Somerville, Everett, aquarium. The boat takes passengers to colonial times. The museum is located on PROPERTY OFCharlestown, TWINLIGHTS Chelsea, and PUBLISHERS East Boston PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSStellwagen Bank to visit and learn about Beacon Hill in Boston and also on and then meets up with the Charles River the whales that travel to the area each Nantucket. to help form Boston’s Inner Harbor. summer. 38 39 A Field Guide to Boston 34-64 1/20/09 1:48 PM Page 40

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A home built in 1804 that now serves as a O museum on Beacon Hill. The house was home to the Nichols family and is pre- Odyssey Cruises served to show visitors what life was like in A luxurious way to cruise Boston Harbor the 19th and 20th centuries for Bostonians and view the skyline by boat. The ship has living in the Beacon Hill area. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS three enclosed decks so trips can be run in all types of weather. Passengers can sight- North End Market see while also enjoying food, live entertain- The North End is an Italian community ment, and dancing. that is not only home to a large popula- tion of Italian residents, but also many Italian bakeries and restaurants. The North End markets provide fresh food to the restaurants and shops found there. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS North Station

The terminal for the MBTA’s northern Old City Hall Old Corner Bookstore train routes. Trains heading to or coming from the northern locations arrive and Located on School Street in Boston, this Built in 1712, this is one of the oldest depart from this station. It is also a stop building housed the City Council from structures in Boston. It is located along the on the subway’s Orange and Green Lines. 1965-1969. The building is now used for Freedom Trail at the corner of School and office space and even has a steak house Washington Streets. Anne Hutchinson restaurant in it. It is a United States lived in the original building. It was known PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS National Historic Landmark and is on as the Crease House and the Brimmer A street in Boston’s Back Bay known for the Freedom Trail. Mansion, but it wasn’t until much later that it was actually used as a bookstore. its large number of shops and restaurants. Newbury Street is said to be one of the Publishers worked out most expensive streets in the United States. of the building, and many famous authors PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS and poets such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, , and Henry David Thoreau passed through its doors.

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Old North ChurchPROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTSOld South PUBLISHERS Church PROPERTYOld South OFMeeting TWINLIGHTS House PUBLISHERS

The oldest active church building in A church built in 1873, for a Now a museum and a National Historic Boston. The is a congregation founded in 1669, Landmark, the Old South Meeting House Historic Landmark most commonly still stands on Boylston Street in was originally a Congregational church known for the part it played in Paul Boston. On top of the church and was where the Boston Tea Party was Revere’s “midnight ride.” Two is a 246-foot tower that houses organized on December 16, 1773. At the lanterns were hung in the church’s its 2,020-pound bell. Famous time the building was the largest in steeple and were lit to helpPROPERTY spread OF TWINLIGHTSmembers of the churchPUBLISHERS included Boston. The steeple that still stands on top the word about the advancing of Samuel Adams and Benjamin of the building is 183 feet tall. You can see British Troops. The saying goes, Franklin. this beautiful historic building as you walk “One if by land, two if by sea.” The along Boston’s Freedom Trail. Old North Church is on Salem Street in Boston’s North End.

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Old State House Old Town Trolley Tours A historic landmark along the Freedom A popular sightseeing tour that reveals the Trail. Built in 1713, it is the oldest stand- to tourists and locals ing public building in Boston. It was the alike. With 18 stops and the ability for seat of Massachusetts state government passengers to hop on and off at leisure, until 1798 when the new state house was Old Town Trolley Tours are an enjoyable PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS put into use. Now a museum uses the way to become familiar with the city. building and it is a popular place for couples to get married. Olmstead, Fredrick Law An American landscape architect who PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS designed The Emerald Necklace in Boston and many other famous parks throughout the country.

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSPenguins from Australia, their scientific name, P Over 60 penguins belonging to Eudyptula minor, means “good little three different species can be diver.” The rockhopper penguins are Park Street Church visited at the New England experts at jumping from rock to Aquarium. African penguins, rock. Found in South America, the An active Congregational Church founded rockhopper penguin is vulnerable in 1809 and a stop on the Freedom Trail. found in South Africa, are known to be very loud, in the wild in large part due to Most of the 26 people who founded the PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS habitat loss. Park Street Church were former members making noises that sound like the braying of a donkey. The of the Old South Meeting House. It is located on the corner of Tremont and Park African penguin has been on exhibit at the New England Streets, but with a 217-foot-high steeple it A 6.5-acre park on Marginal Street can be seen from blocks away. This is also Aquarium since it opened in in Boston. The park includes a pier, the site where My Country ‘Tis of Thee was 1969. The little blue penguin is shaded play areas, walkways, picnic first sung. the smallest of all the penguin species. It areas, playgrounds, a lighthouse-shaped will grow to a height of about 8 inches pavilion, and the Piers Park Sailing and weigh about 2 pounds. Originating Center. Patriots PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS New England’s professional National Football League team. The play home games at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts.

Patriots Day A holiday that honors the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the beginning PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS The oldest residence in downtown Boston. of the Revolutionary War. The battles took It became home to Paul Revere in 1770. place on April 19, 1775 and are reenacted Five years later on April 18th, Paul Revere each year at Lexington Green in Lexington left from this home to begin his famous and Minute Man National Historic park midnight ride. The home is now a museum in Concord. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYwhere visitors can OF see examplesTWINLIGHTS of Paul PUBLISHERS Revere’s silver work and a 900-pound bronze bell cast in his foundry. 44 45 A Field Guide to Boston 34-64 1/20/09 1:48 PM Page 46

Planetarium Public Garden PROPERTY OFPuritans TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

A favorite part of the Museum of Science. A 24-acre park that was the first botanical A group of Protestants from England who Q The Charles Hayden Planetarium uses garden in the United States. In 1859 the left their native land and headed for the a curved ceiling and powerful lasers to Massachusetts Legislature decided the New World in search of religious freedom. Quarterdeck recreate the night sky. Different shows are Public Garden should be preserved forever. In the 1600s these settled in New An area of a ship commonly reserved for offered to educate visitors about our uni- Many of the flowers enjoyed throughout England. They first settled in Salem, officers and ceremonial functions. Usually verse, solar systems, constellations, planets, the park are grown in greenhouses around moved to Charlestown, and finally ended PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS the Commanding Officer will issue his/her moons, stars, gravity, and space. the city and are replanted once in full up in Boston in 1630. commands from the quarterdeck. bloom to help make sure the garden is always full of beautiful colors. Powder Monkey Quick Facts The person who is responsible for getting Boston was founded on September 17, gunpowder to the gunner during battles. 1630. Boys as young as eight years old had this responsibility during the Revolutionary Boston is 48 square miles in size. War. Boston has a population of nearly 600,000 PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYin the city and about OF 4TWINLIGHTS million in the sur- PUBLISHERS rounding metro region or . Prescott, Colonel William The average winter temperature is 36 An American Colonel in the Revolution- degrees and the average summer tempera- ary War. During the Battle of Bunker Hill, ture is 82 degrees. Colonel Prescott told his forces, “Do not Quincy Market fire until you see the whites of their eyes.” Boston is in a temperate region, which A statue of Colonel Prescott stands on means it experiences four different seasons A historic building that is a part of Faneuil each year. Bunker Hill in Charlestown. Hall Marketplace. The building was fin- Boston has the first public park, the first ished in 1826 and named after Mayor PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Prudential Center public library, the first public school, and Josiah Quincy. The long rectangular build- the first subway. ing is home to a large food court serving A large building in Boston’s Back Bay area everything from pastries to pizza and that is a combination of apartments, office seafood to sorbet. The two outer halls are space, and retail stores with over 75 shops full of vending carts that sell a large variety and restaurants. The is PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSof gifts, toys, souvenirs, and clothes. 52 stories high and is the second-tallest building in Boston. 46 47 A Field Guide to Boston 34-64 1/20/09 1:48 PM Page 48

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R A silversmith and craftsman most famous S for playing the role of messenger in the Red Coats Battles of Lexington and Concord. On Sailing The name given to British soldiers during the night of April 18, 1775, Dr. Joseph A popular activity that takes place on the Revolutionary War. The soldiers were Warren told Paul Revere to ride from the Charles River or Boston Harbor. Boston, across the Charles River to given the name because of the red coats PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Lessons are given and boats can be rented that were a part of their uniforms. Charlestown, and eventually on to for a day of fun. Lexington to warn patriots about the advancement of the British troops. Paul Revere had told the sexton at the Old North Church to light one lantern if the British were coming by land or two lanterns if they were advancing by sea. Legend says that Paul Revere shouted, “The British are coming!” during his famous midnight ride, but he actually was Red Sox PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS a bit more discreet and yelled something New England’s professional Major League more to the effect of “the regulars are Baseball team. The Boston Red Sox started coming out!” Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy bewildered by the presence of rotaries in 1901 and have been a part of baseball’s Greenway and the locals commonly poke fun at American League ever since. The teams’ Revolution, the New them. Causing confusion, they are Thirty acres of parks and green space that name was given to them by then owner England dreaded by those who are not accustomed stretch from Chinatown, through the John I. Taylor in 1907. You can see the red to driving through them. It is said Boston Wharf District, the North End, and to the and blue banners that represent all of their New England’s professional Major League has more rotaries than any other place in Fleet Center. Dedicated to Rose Kennedy American League and World Series Soccer team. The New England Revolu- the country. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS on July 26, 2004, it was officially opened Championship wins if you visit Fenway tion play their home games at Gillette with a large celebration in October of 2007. Park. Fenway has been their home ballpark Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The team was founded in October of 1995 Rowes Wharf since 1912 and it is the oldest professional Rotary ballpark in America. and began its first season in 1996. The Home to the Boston Harbor Hotel, a Revolution won their first MLS Cup in A traffic circle where several different marina, commuter boats, harbor cruise PROPERTY OF2002. TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYroads enter at different OF TWINLIGHTS points around a PUBLISHERSboats, and a floating dock that offers central island. Visitors to Boston are often movies and concerts during the summer.

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Sargent, John Singer PROPERTY OFSeaport TWINLIGHTS Belle PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

John Singer Sargent was an artist who One of the many vessels run by Boston lived from 1856-1925. He is mostly Yacht Charters. The Seaport Belle is a remembered as a portrait artist, but in steamship replica and offers harbor tours Boston he is most famous for the murals for up to 149 passengers. that he painted in the Boston Public Library. Shaw, Robert Gould PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS A colonel in the American Civil War who was in command of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. A mem- orial stands in his honor at Beacon and Park Streets, across from the State House. Shawmut Skyline The peninsula now known as Boston was A view of a city’s tallest buildings. originally called Shawmut Point. Between Different buildings are seen in Boston’s PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY1631 and 1890 BostonOF TWINLIGHTS tripled in size PUBLISHERSskyline depending from where you are when surrounding hills were cut down and looking. Some of the buildings you are Science Playground marshes, ponds, and waterfront along the most likely to see are the John Hancock peninsula were filled in with the soil. Tower, the Prudential Tower, the Federal An interactive exhibit at the Boston Reserve Bank, One Boston Place, One Children’s Museum. Children investigate Shirley Eustis House International Place, Two International the natural world while developing ques- Place, , and tioning skills as they incorporate all of A historic home built in Roxbury during . their senses. the mid 1700s by . Shirley PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS was the Royal Governor of the Massachu- Soldiers and Sailors Seabiscuit setts Bay Colony, and the Commander- Monument in- of the British forces in North A thoroughbred racehorse dis- America. It was later home to a Federal Located in Boston Common, this 126- covered at Suffolk Downs racetrack in Governor named . The foot, granite monument was dedicated to Boston. Amongst many other major wins, PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYhome is now open OF for TWINLIGHTStours. PUBLISHERSthe soldiers and sailors who died during Seabiscuit won the Massachusetts the U.S. Civil War. Handicap in 1937.

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South Boston PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSStamp Act of 1765 State House

A neighborhood in Boston commonly An act passed by the Parliament of Great The seat of government for the called “Southie.” Britain stating all newspapers, legal docu- Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The ments, contracts, pamphlets, and even offices of the Governor and state legisla- South Boston St. Patrick's playing cards had to carry a stamp tax to ture are located within the State House. Day Parade be paid by the American colonists. The The building was designed by Charles colonists were furious with this decision Bulfinch and was built in 1787 on pasture South Boston has a mostly Irish-American PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS and many tax collectors were not willing land belonging to John Hancock. The population and has been celebrating a St. to put themselves in danger by trying to State House is one of the many historic Patrick’s Day party and parade for over collect the taxes. The act was repealed sites along Boston’s Freedom Trail. 100 years beginning in 1901. almost exactly one year later.

South End Spirit of Massachusetts Modeled after the fast and reliable 1889 A neighborhood in Boston home to great fishing schooner Fredonia, the Spirit of restaurants, lots of shopping, beautiful Massachusetts was launched at Charlestown brownstone buildings, and over 30 parks. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYNavy Yard in 1984. OF Intended TWINLIGHTS to be used as PUBLISHERS a training vessel, she was purchased by the South Station Ocean Classroom Foundation to teach young people how to sail. Boston’s largest train station and bus ter- minal. MBTA subways and commuter rail trains, Amtrak trains, and the high-speed Sports Museum of New Express run out of South Station England along with Boston’s inter-city buses. A collection of sports’ memorabilia honor- PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS ing the teams and athletes that have repre- Spectacle Island sented New England over the years. The museum’s purpose is not only to entertain One of the islands that comprise Boston Harbor Islands National Park. Spectacle sports enthusiasts, but they also hope to Island provides a marina, visitor center, educate the children who visit while PROPERTY OFwalking TWINLIGHTS trails, beaches, andPUBLISHERS incredible PROPERTYinstilling the values OF of TWINLIGHTSleadership, respect, PUBLISHERS views of Boston Harbor for sightseers to and cooperation. You can visit the muse- enjoy. um at the TD Banknorth Garden.

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Storrow Drive PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Tea Pot

Officially named the James Jackson T A 200-pound tea kettle that can be found Storrow Memorial Drive, this road is a hanging over a retail space at the intersec- major expressway that runs along the east- Tall Ships tion of Tremont and Court Streets. The side banks of the Charles River. Because it 18th and 19th-century sailing ships whose teapot, which is continuously steaming, is a parkway, large trucks and buses are not masts are made in segments. In 1992 and was made in 1873 by the Oriental Tea allowed to drive on it. Company, who had a contest to guess the PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS 2000 over 100 tall ships sailed into Boston Harbor as part of a four-month race. The capacity of the large kettle. The correct ships spent four days in the city and par- answer was 227 gallons, 2 quarts, 1 pint, ticipated in Sail Boston and the Parade of and 3 gills. Sails. People could see the ships at the docks, in the harbor, and under full sail.

TD Banknorth Garden Home to the Boston Celtics, the Boston PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYBruins, and the SportsOF TWINLIGHTS Museum of New PUBLISHERS Street Performer Swan England. The TD Banknorth Garden also Musicians, jugglers, magicians, and mimes Large water birds related to geese and hosts concerts, ice shows, circuses, and entertain visitors for pocket change ducks. Swans have lived in Boston’s other events each year. throughout Boston but are commonly Public Garden for years and their return found in Harvard Square and around each spring is a much anticipated event. Tea Act of 1773 Quincy Market. An act that allowed the East India Tea Swan Boats Company to export tea to the American Ted Williams Tunnel Sumner Tunnel colonies without having to pay duties or PROPERTY OFFound TWINLIGHTS nowhere else in the PUBLISHERS world, these A tunnel that runs under Boston Harbor taxes. A tunnel that runs traffic under Boston famous boats are paddled around Boston’s and connects traffic between South Boston Harbor from Logan Airport and East Public Garden each summer. Inventor to Logan Airport in East Boston. This tun- Boston to the North End. The Sumner Robert Paget was inspired by the German nel was part of the Big Dig Project and Tunnel runs parallel to the Callahan opera, Lohengrin in which a knight crosses was opened to commercial traffic in 1995 Tunnel, which allows trafficPROPERTY to flow in the OFa riverTWINLIGHTS in a boat pulled by PUBLISHERS a swan. Over PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS and all other traffic in 2003. It is named opposite direction. 120 years later, the Pagent family contin- after the legendary Red Sox player, Ted ues to offer tours of the lagoon. Williams. 55 54 A Field Guide to Boston 34-64 1/20/09 1:48 PM Page 56

Theater District PROPERTY OFTownshend TWINLIGHTS Acts PUBLISHERS of 1767 PROPERTYTrinity Church OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

An area in Boston home to a variety of Acts proposed by Charles Townshend and A beautiful Episcopal church located in theaters such as the Wang, the Shubert, passed by Parliament that made colonists the Back Bay of Boston. The church was and the Colonial. Musicals, plays, ballets, pay new taxes on lead, paint, paper, glass, founded in 1733 and the congregation concerts, and comedy shows can be seen and tea. now has about 3,000 households. Trinity throughout the year at the different loca- Church stands next to the John Hancock tions. The theater district also has many Triceratops Building on pilings that are deeply sunk restaurants. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS into Boston Harbor. A part of the Museum of Science’s Thermopylae Sculpture Dinosaurs: Modeling the Mesozoic exhibit. Here you can examine bones and A 16-foot-high bronze sculpture located in Tobin Bridge footprints which provide evidence of the front of the Kennedy Federal Building. Triceratops. Thermopylae was created in the modernist The Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge, style by sculptor Dimitri Hadzi. named after a former Boston Mayor and Massachusetts Governor, was formerly called the Mystic River Bridge. It crosses high above the Mystic RiverPROPERTY and connects OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Chelsea to Charlestown. Southbound traf- fic travels on the upper part of the bridge Tugboats while northbound traffic travels on the lower level. The small and very powerful boats that help guide large ships into the harbor by either towing or pushing them along. Tortoise and Hare Bronze sculptures created by Nancy Schön Tyrannosaurus Rex that sit on bricks in CopleyPROPERTY Square, near OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The Museum of Science’s Dinosaurs: The Tortoise and Hare were created to Modeling the Mesozoic exhibit is a celebrate the 100th running of the Boston favorite. Standing in the center of this Marathon and are meant to represent the exhibit is a full sized Tyrannosaurus large variety of runners whoPROPERTY participate in OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERSRex. Paleontologists have found over 30 the race each year. skeletons and have used those to build the complete and giant T-Rex.

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYUSS Constitution OF TWINLIGHTS & PUBLISHERS U Museum

A wooden-hulled frigate belonging to the United States Navy. The hull of the USS Constitution was made from 2,000 live oak trees and was nicknamed “Old Ironsides” because of how well she stood up during a PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS skirmish with a ship called Guerriere dur- ing the War of 1812. She is now the oldest commissioned ship still afloat in the world. The ship and museum are located in the Charlestown Navy Yard along Boston’s historic Freedom Trail.

U.S. Post Office PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Created in 1775 by the Second Continental Congress under Benjamin Franklin. By 1971 the department was USS Cassin Young reorganized as a semi-independent agency of the federal government. Today, post This Fletcher-Class destroyer is a versatile offices can be found throughout every combat ship built for WWII. Instru- town and city in the United States. mental in the rescue of other men from sinking vessels, escorting other ships to Union Oyster House PROPERTY OFtheir TWINLIGHTS destination, and fending PUBLISHERS off kamikaze pilots, the USS Cassin Young is The oldest restaurant in Boston and the now a museum run by the National Park one restaurant that has remained in busi- Service and can be found in the ness longer than any other in the United Charlestown Navy Yard. States. The Union Oyster House opened PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS in 1826 and can be found on Union Street around the corner from Faneuil Hall.

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Van de Graaff generator Wadsworth House The Museum of Science in Boston is the The headquarters of the Harvard Alumni owner of the world’s largest Van de Graaff Association on the of generator. It is on display in the Thomson PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Harvard University. Theatre of Electricity with daily demonstra- tions to show off its enormous electrical Wally power. Giant sparks that look more like The lightning are created from the high volt- Green age, which puts on quite a show. Monster Victory Gardens The mascot of the Boston Red Sox. Wally Gardens that were planted throughout the is named after the big green wall in country during World War II. President PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Fenway Park’s left field. Wally became a Roosevelt asked Americans to plant their part of the team in 1997 and appears at own fruit and vegetable gardens in order every home game. to help alleviate shortages due to the War. The Fenway Victory Gardens were the last Washington, George of all of the Victory Gardens planted. The Commander-in-Chief of the Ameri- can army beginning in 1775, the first Victura President of the United States from 1789- 1797, and Lieutenant General in 1798. A 26-foot Wianno Senior sailboat that was PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS given to JFK by his parents on his 15th Washington was honored with the title of birthday. It is now on display at the JFK General after his death. Washington lived Library. in Cambridge for nine months, at what is now the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow House, while he victoriously forced the PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS British out of Boston. There is a statue of George Washington on horseback in the . 60 61 A Field Guide to Boston 34-64 1/20/09 1:48 PM Page 62

Waterfront PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS White, Mayor Kevin

The part of Boston that sits upon Boston Kevin Hagen White was the longest serv- Harbor. Some of Boston’s waterfront pre- ing mayor in Boston. His term lasted from serves the history of the city while other 1968 to 1984. Perhaps White’s biggest parts are giving it new life. Hotels, the success was to reopen Quincy Market, Aquarium, charter boats, shops, restau- revitalizing Boston’s downtown. A statue rants, parks, the Children’s Museum, and of this influential former mayor stands the Boston Tea Party Ship are just some PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS along Congress Street near Faneuil Hall. of the things you’ll find along Boston’s waterfront today. Winthrop Park Whale Watch The oldest park in Cambridge. Winthrop Park is on the outskirts of Harvard Square. A boat trip that leaves daily during nice The park, originally weather to visit the whales on Stellwagen back in the 1600s, was a marketplace Bank or Jeffrey’s Ledge, off the coast of where local farmers sold their produce. In Massachusetts. PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS 1846 it was fenced in and made into a small park that can still be enjoyed today. Winthrop, John

John Winthrop came to Massachusetts in 1630 and became the first governor of the Massachusetts Colony.

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PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OFZakim TWINLIGHTS Bunker Hill PUBLISHERS X, Y, Z Memorial Bridge

The world’s widest cable-stayed bridge. The Zakim Bridge was completed in 2003 as part of the “Big Dig” and is named after a civic leader from Boston, Leonard P. Zakim, and the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS said the white cables were made to look like the sails of the USS Constitution. At night the bridge shines with a beautiful blue glow. imax Short for Image Maximum, IMAX the- aters use giant screens that are usually a few stories high to create the best quality images. Omnimax theaters actually use PROPERTYrounded surfaces OFto make TWINLIGHTS the quality even PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS one step better. The Mugar Omni Theater at the Museum of Science has a five-story- tall IMAX Dome. The New England Aquarium also has an IMAX theater.

Yawkey Way A street that lines one side of Fenway Park. PROPERTYYawkey Way is named OF TWINLIGHTSafter past team PUBLISHERS owner Tom Yawkey and is now closed off during games for ticketed fans only. Eating a sausage or hotdog on has become a part of the Fenway experience. PROPERTYFans can also watch OF sports TWINLIGHTS announcers PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS during live shows at Jerry Remy’s outdoor restaurant, Rem Dawgs.

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STICKER SHEET The Paul Revere New England Faneuil Hall Now that you’ve seen the State House House Aquarium Marketplace PROPERTYhistoric monuments, OF TWINLIGHTSlearned PUBLISHERS all the interesting facts, and visited the fun attractions of Boston, it’s time to mark where you’ve been and what you’ve done. Simply match the places on the stickers to their correct location on Museum of Boston Boston The North End the map to create your own Science Public Garden Common PROPERTYpersonal guide aroundOF TWINLIGHTS Boston. PUBLISHERS PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

Old North Hatch Christopher Granary Church Memorial Shell Columbus Park Burial Ground PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS

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North Point THE FREEDOM TRAIL Museum Park of Science Cambridgeside Zakim Bunker Hill US Galleria Mall Canal Park Memorial Bridge Coast Guard COPP’S HILL Station PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTSScience PUBLISHERS BURYING GROUND Park Old North Church TD Bank Boston NorthGarden North End Duck Tour North Station

Charles River Paul Revere Reservation Massachusetts House General Hospital PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS PROPERTYHaymarket OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Boston Harbor

Boston City Hall Downtown QUINCY Christopher Charles River Financial MARKET Columbus Park The State House District Beacon Hill Faneuil Hall Granary Hatch Burial New Memorial Ground England OLD STATE Aquarium ShellPROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS HOUSE SITE OF BOSTON KING’S CHAPEL MASSACRE

SITE OF FIRST PARK STREET Post Office Boston Public PUBLIC SCHOOL Esplinade Boston CHURCH Square Park Garden Common Park Street PROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS DowntownPROPERTY OF TWINLIGHTS PUBLISHERS Crossing OLD SOUTH Courthouse MEETING HOUSE