All posts tagged "siege of Boston"
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14.6K14MassachusettsThe Heroic Last-Minute Rescue of the Old South Meeting House
Of all the dramatic events that took place at Boston’s Old South Meeting House, the battle to save it from destruction in...
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6.7K6Flashback PhotosBoston Raises a Liberty Pole, and Half the Town Gets Drunk
On January 24, 1793, Bostonians raised a liberty pole at the intersection of Kilby, Water and Battersea streets near Faneuil Hall. But...
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18.2K18New HampshireWhen Paul Revere Rode to New Hampshire
On Dec. 13, 1774, Paul Revere rode to Portsmouth, N.H., to warn the redcoats were coming. It was a much less famous...
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12.7K18MassachusettsBenjamin Edes, Father of the Boston Tea Party and Keeper of Its Secrets
Benjamin Edes instigated and paid for the Boston Tea Party – and, to his death, guarded the secret list of all who participated. Edes...
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6.9K16MassachusettsCaleb Haskell Begins Arnold’s Expedition to Quebec
Revolutionary War soldier Caleb Haskell must have thought Arnold’s expedition to Quebec was a good idea. He signed up for it during...
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5.7K14MassachusettsThe Siege of Boston Had a Safety Net
In 1775, donations poured in to help the tradespeople and artisans who were thrown into poverty by the Siege of Boston and...
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