Overview

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Built in 1723, Christ Church is better known as "Old North". It is Boston's oldest church building and still an active Episcopal Church. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow memorialized Old North's role at the start of the Revolutionary War in his poem, "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere." On the night of April 18, 1775, sexton Robert Newman hung two lanterns in the steeple to warn Charlestown patriots of the advance of British soldiers. The church, a beautiful example of Georgian architecture, houses America's oldest maiden peal of bells and the first bust of George Washington.

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Fees: Entrance fee

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Features:
  • Architecture
  • Religious
  • National Historic Landmarks

Links: NPS

Getting There

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Location

Closest City or Region: Boston, Massachusetts

Coordinates: 42.366316, -71.054284

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August 16, 2014 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

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