https://bostonsar.org/social daily 0.75 2025-10-15 https://bostonsar.org/activities daily 0.75 2025-03-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627915538137-9CAC507ZZ2DRF1M2ZBU1/MASSAR+Annual+Meeting-Fishbein.jpg Activities - Annual Meeting Our Massachusetts SAR Annual Meeting each February sets the direction for the organization through an election of state officers, confirmation of our yearly calendar, recognition for outstanding work of the year, and educational speaker. It is a forum for all members from across the state to meet each other and to see what is happening in our organization. Everyone comes to appreciate the many efforts of our society as assembled and reviewed in presentations throughout the day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627915017894-BI3SX2FEWXZUKBVZZIFJ/Surrender_of_Lord_Cornwallis-1817-publicdomain.jpg Activities - Yorktown Day The Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory led by General George Washington, and proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War. Each October the society gathers at a historic site within the state for a grave marking, banquet, and lecture. Celebrations have occurred at Historic Deerfield, Plimoth Plantation, the Museum of our National Heritage, and Sturbridge Village. Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, by John Trumbull, 1817 PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627915153641-2V9P7GNZO6EF545A5MPG/Minute_Man_Statue_Lexington_Massachusetts-publicdomain.jpg Activities - Patriot’s Day Our celebration on Patriot's Day on the third Monday in April begins with our Color Guard mustering for a patriot grave marking. This is followed by the grand parade through Concord with the President General of our National Society. A reception and banquet for the President General follows at the Inn, with award presentations for winners of the annual essay, oration contests, and eagle scout scholarship. Massachusetts Patriot Cpt. John Parker, by Henry Kitson, 1900 PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627918470220-LKGELSW69JRN7496ASGX/USCapitol-Boston_Massacre-1770-publicdomain.jpg Activities - Rev 250 In coming years, culminating in 2026, we will celebrate the 250th anniversary since the American colonies declared independence from the British Empire. Revolution 250 explores the history of the American Revolution and the ways that this story still resonates in society today. Visit their website for more information on events and activities related to this approaching anniversary. Boston Massacre, by Constantino Brumidi, 1871 PD https://bostonsar.org/contact daily 0.75 2023-03-12 https://bostonsar.org/home daily 1.0 2023-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627514080411-HX6CJJZIFT89ZZ4Q5L5S/JamesOtisJr_by_Blackburn.jpg Home - Education We sponsor youth awards programs, including essay and oration contests, based on historical and patriotic themes. We distribute history curriculum and resources across the country. We inform the community about the events and philosophy of the American Revolution and the Constitution. We help people locate and evaluate genealogical records. Boston patriot James Otis, by Joseph Blackburn, 1755. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627513897452-5DJZQUX9OBW0BV83G6R2/J_S_Copley_-_Paul_Revere_%28cropped%29.jpg Home - History We commemorate and provide memorials for the people and events of the American Revolution. We preserve records relating to the events leading up to and during the American Revolution. We support genealogical research and presentations related to the history and people of the period from 1750 through 1800. Boston patriot Paul Revere, by John Copley, 1770. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627513648161-IG3L8VCNIFZIPH62QQ5W/John_Hancock-Copley-1765.jpg Home - Patriotism We work tirelessly to inspire the community with the principles on which our nation was founded. Chapter and state-society color guard members wear Revolutionary War uniforms and participate in civic and patriotic events and observances including Independence Day, Patriots Day, and Yorktown Day. Boston patriot John Hancock, by John Copley, 1765. https://bostonsar.org/color-guard daily 0.75 2023-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627652309371-64LS2R9JIE9P817DVYUW/Hauling_cannon_by_ox-FtTiconderoga_to_Siege_of_Boston_1775.jpg Color Guard - Henry Knox Henry Knox, born July 25 1750, was an American hero, retrieving cannon from Fort Ticonderoga, and bringing them across frozen rivers and mountains to Boston, to help free the city from the Siege of Boston. Image: Hauling guns by ox teams from Fort Ticonderoga for the siege of Boston, by Unknown, PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/6bc88d87-a866-41b2-a549-0b62b9730287/Yankee+Doodle-Archibald+Willard-SAR-banner.png Color Guard - SAR Color Guard Handbook The Color Guard Handbook is the reference manual for Color Guards. The Handbook provides general information about Color Guards, and specific guidance for Color Guards throughout the National Society, Sons of the American Revolution, relating to equipment, regulation, and drill. Image: Yankee Doodle, by Archibald Willard, SAR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1ba9fb95-67f6-42e8-a496-040a7c1e2790/CG-at-American-Heritage-Museum-15-Feb-2020-cropped.jpg Color Guard - Patriotic Event? Would you be interested to have the Massachusetts SAR Color Guard appear at your upcoming patriot event? Contact the Color Guard Commander for more information. Image: Knox Color Guard, MASSAR https://bostonsar.org/join daily 0.75 2022-03-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627786560992-A4K2YI24TY80VAV8PMCS/DAR.jpg Join Us - Not a “Son”? Daughters are invited to join the Daughters of the American Revolution. Children under 22 years old are invited to join the Children of the American Revolution. Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627686171062-2ZMHU5IQBY1IPEG7QLD8/Waldburg_Ahnentafel.jpg Join Us - Eligibility To initiate the SAR membership process, you should begin by ensuring that you can satisfy the SAR membership requirements and that you are a direct descendant of a Revolutionary War Patriot. Membership Pamphlet Waldburg-Ahnentafel Family Tree, PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627684902528-2Z5BJ2PW6UQFHQ743HL9/Washington_Portrait.jpg Join Us - Complete Your Application The easiest option is to download the Microsoft Word Application form. This allows for easy exchange with any helpers for real-time guidance and assistance, and for final printing. MS Word Application The Washington Family, by Edward Savage, c.1796, NGA-PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627685950840-HNND7WZLTASMPRK7WWZN/1600px-Map_of_USA_with_state_names_2.svg.png Join Us - Local Contact If you meet eligibility requirements, the next step is to find a local sponsor near you. This person (usually the local Chapter Registrar) will help guide you through the SAR membership application process and can help review information assembled to enter into SAR membership application forms. Map of USA showing State Names CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1627686402047-U1KEGKA5569Z42706LAX/geneology-CMH-lib.jpg Join Us - Collect Your Data Properly documenting a genealogical line to a patriot ancestor can often be accomplished with only modest effort, provided you know what to look for and where to find it. If you have an ancestor who lived in the United States prior to 1900, chances are you may be the descendant of a Revolutionary War patriot. Geneology, by Unknown, CHM https://bostonsar.org/resources daily 0.75 2023-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694583486-2PQT0LQ193RL7MCB6DX4/20140228_Trade+151_0046.jpg Resources https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607628784608-5D22G9GPLHDSAB2IXC2G/Large+JPG-Aro+Ha_0638.jpg Resources https://bostonsar.org/visit daily 0.75 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628044995536-HK18G2PD56Z1E737EILS/1600px-Boston_common_aerial_view-CCASA-AbhiSuryawanshi.jpg Visit - Boston Common In the heart of the city is Boston Common, originally common grazing land, it is America’s oldest park and the start of the Freedom Trail. In this large green space are various monuments and the Central Burying Ground of 1756. You can rent skates to use on the Frog Pond from November through mid-March, enjoy the spring blossoms and fall foliage colors reflecting in its surface, and in summer, watch youngsters splash about in the wading pool. Image: Abhi Suryawanshi CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628044934026-CXGVK0BYNIUMBWSKM573/DuckBoat-viator.jpg Visit - Getting Around In addition to public transportation, there are several convenient ways to get around town and see the sights: Boston Trolley Tours provides a hop-on, hop-off option. Boston Duck Tours are a fun way to view the sights, including unique perspectives from the Charles River. Boston Segway Tours provides a closer small-group experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628045023467-N878LYPXC1J3S4JJ11NP/1920px-Boston_Tea_Party-W_D_Cooper-1789-publicdomain.jpg Visit - Tea Party Ship Museum The Boston Tea Party Ship, a replica of one of the original ships from which the Sons of Liberty dumped tea overboard the night of December 16, 1773, offers tours with a participatory reenactment of the event. Image: Boston Tea Party, by W. D. Cooper, 1789 PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/86c6331c-7e99-49df-bc36-bbcc13ac172f/NEHGS_Newbury_Street-PD.jpg Visit - New England Historic Genealogical Society The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the country’s leading resource for family history research. If you are currently investigating your family history, the NEHGS library and website can improve your knowledge and understanding of your family and its place in history. Image: Tchampoux PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628045099840-H26NUY1G8RQ71V1PCO3T/Paul_Reveres_House_%282006%29-CCBY-surlygirl.jpg Visit - Paul Revere House The Paul Revere House, a medieval-style structure in the North End, is the only 17th century wood dwelling still standing in its original Boston site. Open today as a museum, the well-crafted house displays examples of some of Revere’s metal work – spoons, bowls, dental wiring, bells, engraving plates – as well as late 17th century maps, furniture, and furnishings. Image: Surlygurl CC-BY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628044975856-MPCQXC6NW2RYXSO9S4JL/1920px-Public_Garden%2C_Boston-publicdomain.jpg Visit - Public Garden Adjoining the Boston Common on the west side of Charles Street, is the 24-acre Public Garden. It is America’s oldest botanical garden, including Victorian-style monuments and statues, an equestrian statue of George Washington. One of Boston’s most iconic experiences for all ages is riding around the lake in the garden’s center on the famous Swan Boats, first launched in the 1870s. Image: ROxBo PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628044961638-X9XVV9Q2K5X2BC7WVDDS/Minute_Man_National_Park%2C_Concord%2C_MA-2008-JaySullivan-CCBY-SA.jpg Visit - Minute Man National Park At Minute Man National Historical Park, the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as visitors explore the battlefields and structures associated with April 19, 1775, and witness the American revolutionary spirit through the writings of the Concord authors. Patriots’ Day, the third Monday of April, is celebrated with a parade, programs, and reenactments of the first battle. Image: Jay Sullivan CCBY-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628044949340-OE1W4YOEWTEKO4A4E5GT/Brown-Pearl+Hall-1704-MFA.jpg Visit - Museum of Fine Art In 2010, the MFA opened a new wing dedicated to the Art of the Americas. This collection is integrated in chronological order, and includes outstanding collections of American paintings, furniture, decorative arts, folk art, silver, glassware, and design dating from pre-Columbian through Modernist eras. The collection includes period rooms, furniture, and silver including Paul Revere’s Sons of Liberty Bowl, made in 1768. Image: © MFA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/7e60fd4b-776e-4cf1-b573-fe5ed9670015/Liberty+Tree-Unknown-1825-PD.jpg Visit - Liberty Tree The Liberty Tree was a famous elm tree that stood in Boston, Massachusetts near Boston Common. In 1765, colonists in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British government at the tree, which became a rallying point for the growing resistance to the rule of Britain. The Liberty Tree was felled in August 1775 by Loyalists. Today the site is marked with a plaque at Liberty Tree Plaza, 2 Boylston St., Boston. Image: Unknown PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628045119849-A608A3J8UTJOJML2AV4J/1920px-The_Old_North_Church-CCBY-Elvis-Boaventura.jpg Visit - Old North Church On the evening of April 18, 1775, church sexton, Robert Newman, and Vestryman Capt. John Pulling, Jr. climbed the steeple and placed two lanterns as a signal to Paul Revere, Samuel Prescott, Israel Bissell, William Dawes, and Sybil Ludington, that the British were marching to Lexington and Concord by sea across the Charles River and not by land. So began the midnight ride which preceded the Battles of Lexington and Concord during the American Revolution. Image: Elvis Boaventura CC-BY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628045158056-DAUISSM2FVXDMFZ9P92Z/USA-The_Freedom_Trail-CCASA-M2545.JPG Visit - Freedom Trail The 2.5 mile Freedom Trail leads you to significant historic sites throughout downtown Boston. Preserved and dedicated by the citizens of Boston in 1951, the Freedom Trail is a unique collection of museums, churches, meeting houses, burying grounds, parks, a ship, and historic markers that tell the story of the American Revolution and beyond. 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Built circa 1637 for Jonathan and Grace Fairbanks and their six children, it was home to eight generations of the Fairbanks family over the course of 268 years. The Fairbanks House is now a historic house museum and on the National Register of Historic Places. 511 East St, Dedham, MA 02026 Image: Magicpiano CC BY-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/6cc3a040-69ab-43e3-bbf0-74ec2b89d6ed/1st_Harrison_Gray_Otis_House-Daderot-CC-ASA.JPG Houses - Otis House 1796 There are three houses named the Harrison Gray Otis House in Boston, Massachusetts. All were built by noted American architect Charles Bulfinch for the same man, Federalist lawyer and politician Harrison Gray Otis. The first Otis house, built in 1796, is located at 141 Cambridge Street, next to the Old West Church in Boston's West End. It is now a National Historic Landmark, and a historic house museum owned and operated by Historic New England, which uses part of it as its administrative headquarters. 141 Cambridge St, Boston, MA 02114 Image: Daderot CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/4c9384df-13da-428d-82f8-d593eeea725c/John_Adams_birthplace%2C_Quincy%2C_Massachusetts.JPG Houses - Adams Houses 1681 / 1731 The John Adams birthplace, built in 1681, is a classic New England home of framed construction with two lower and two upper rooms built around a massive central chimney. The John Quincy Adams birthplace is of similar New England framed construction. The two birthplaces are commonly referred to as "saltboxes" because of their resemblance to slant-lid boxes found in colonial kitchens in which salt was stored. Visitor center: 1250 Hancock St. Quincy, MA 02169 Image: Daderot CC BY-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/d7fee46f-0636-416c-9f2e-5cef473de606/Wadsworth+House-Harvard-NPS.jpg Houses - Wadsworth House 1726 Wadsworth House was the Harvard presidential home until 1849, and was a site of enslavement for Titus, Venus, Juba, and Bilhah, in the colonial households of Harvard presidents. For two-weeks starting 2 July 1775, Wadsworth House was home to Gen. George Washington when he first arrived in Cambridge to take command of the Continental Army during the Siege of Boston, before he moved into the nearby Vassall estate on 15 July 1775. On 9 July 1775, Washington convened the first Council of War, and they are believed to have held their meeting in Wadsworth House. 1341 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138 Image: NPS, Kate Hanson Plass PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/fc09c9c7-31d3-402a-af65-d97f62db83ff/Pierce_House_Boston_MA-jameslwoodward-CC-BY-SA.jpg Houses - Pierce House 1683 Pierce House is one of the last surviving examples of seventeenth-century architecture in the city of Boston. Lived in by ten generations of one family, the house documents the building practices and tastes of the Pierces over three centuries. Col. Samuel Pierce participated in the fortification of Dorchester Heights. The Pierce family’s story highlights key aspects of social, local, and New England history. 24 Oakton Ave. Boston, MA 02122 Image: jameslwoodward CC BY-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/6a8b7aca-9a00-4e7f-b368-3b00ebc6d198/Shirley-Eustis_House.jpg Houses - Shirley-Eustis House 1747 The Shirley-Eustis House, a grand example of English Palladian design, was built in bucolic Roxbury in 1747 by William Shirley as his seasonal country estate. Shirley was Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1741-1749 and 1753-1756. In 1756 he was also appointed by King George II Commander-in-Chief of all British and Colonial Forces in North America. Shirley and his family lived very public lives as representatives of the British Empire. 33 Shirley St, Roxbury, MA 02119 Image: Avala CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/9a09de23-35ea-4476-870b-0854e647c995/EbenezerHancockHouse-JL-PD.jpg Houses - Hancock House 1767 The Ebenezer Hancock house, was built in 1767. In 1660, this was the site of the home of William Courser, first Town Crier of Boston, and in 1737 was the home of James Davenport, Brother-in-law of Benjamin Franklin. John Hancock built and owned the house, but it was occupied by his brother Ebenezer, who served as Deputy Paymaster General of the Continental Army. In 1779 the home housed two million silver crowns loaned from Louis XVI of France to the new government, The oldest continuously operated shoe store occupied the first floor from 1798 until 1963. The home was purchased for restoration in 1976, has been designated a National Historic Landmark, and is occupied by Swartz & Swartz, Attorneys. 10 Marshall St, Boston, MA 02108 The Hancock house is currently for sale: Details Image: Lundy PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/d19df0c6-821d-4f6d-877d-45fab1914e02/Ye_Olde_Blake_House%2C+_Edward_Everett_Square%2C_Dorchester%2C_Mass._-_DPLA_-_069f31913d482e72b2cc9e078527b556.jpg Houses - James Blake House 1661 Boston's oldest house, the pre-revolution James Blake House, sits on Dorchester's Columbia Road. The Blake House was built in the manner of the homes of western England, which had long used heavy timber-framing methods, and is one of only a few examples of West England country framing in the United States. The James Blake House is a two-story, central chimney, gable-roof dwelling of timber-frame construction. 735 Columbia Rd, Boston, MA 02125 Image: BPL PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/b66e70b4-4e14-463c-8772-36d0f8f81924/DillawayThomasHouse-Grk1011-CCA-SA3.JPG Houses - Dillaway-Thomas House c.1750 The Dillaway-Thomas House is one of the oldest structures in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. Built as a parsonage, this building served as the headquarters for General John Thomas of the Continental Army in 1775 during the Siege of Boston. The house provided views from Charlestown and Bunker Hill to Boston Neck. The house is now a museum with exhibits of Roxbury's past and present history. 183 Roxbury St, Boston, MA 02119 Image: Grk1011 CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/60775b0b-d827-4c4b-9782-ba1152ec4e9e/Longfellow_National_Historic_Site%2C_Cambridge%2C_Massachusetts-daderot-CC-BYSA.JPG Houses - Vassall-Longfellow House 1759 This home was built by loyalist John Vassall Jr. in 1759. The Vassall family fled to Halifax after the Powder Alarm of 1774. The house served as headquarters for General George Washington during the Siege of Boston, July 1775-April 1776. Later the house was occupied by Henry W. Longfellow, one of the world’s foremost 19th century poets, and author of “Paul Revere’s Ride”. In addition to its rich history, the site offers unique opportunities to explore 19th century literature and arts. 105 Brattle St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Image: Daderot CC BY-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/e90ea44b-5a30-4924-92b1-73f0a3423351/Loring-Greenough-Biruitorul-PD.JPG Houses - Loring-Greenough House 1760 The history of the Loring Greenough House begins in 1760 when Joshua Loring, a commodore in the English Colonial naval forces, constructed the large four-square Georgian Colonial frame residence in the historic center of Jamaica Plain. The House was the hub of an active farm that was Loring’s chief interest following his military retirement. His life as a distinguished member of the Colonial gentry came to an abrupt end with the incipient Revolution. He relocated to Boston in 1774, and permanently left Boston for England in 1776. 12 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Image: Biruitorul PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/ceefea12-d7ac-4e87-bc7d-db94573a33d2/Paul+Revere+House-onestepforwardfoundation.jpeg Houses - Paul Revere House c.1680 The Paul Revere House, a medieval-style structure in the North End, is the only 17th century wood dwelling still standing in its original Boston site. Open today as a museum, the well-crafted house displays examples of some of Revere’s metal work – spoons, bowls, dental wiring, bells, engraving plates – as well as late 17th century maps, furniture, and furnishings. 19 N Square, Boston, MA 02113 Image: One Step Forward Foundation https://bostonsar.org/calendar-2023 daily 0.75 2025-03-12 https://bostonsar.org/officers-2023 daily 0.75 2025-03-12 https://bostonsar.org/dues daily 0.75 2025-03-12 https://bostonsar.org/calendar-2022 daily 0.75 2025-03-12 https://bostonsar.org/officers-2022 daily 0.75 2025-03-12 https://bostonsar.org/officer-details daily 0.75 2025-03-06 https://bostonsar.org/battles daily 0.75 2023-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/e13551b7-8791-4889-8709-87be150eb44c/Cannons_on_the_Common_-_Cambridge%2C_MA-Daderot-PD.jpg Battles - Cambridge Common Cannon Throughout the Boston Campaign, the Cambridge Common was used by the Continental Army as a place for drill and encampment. The British abandoned Castle William 17 March 1776, leaving behind armaments including these cannon, which were relocated to Cambridge Common. They are dedicated to Brigadier General Tadeusz Kościuszko, Major General and Boston native Henry Knox, as well as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army General George Washington. Image: Daderot PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/a9e310b7-0176-43a7-87e9-2b295d2776dd/Faneuil_Hall-ctj71081-CCA-SA.jpg Battles - Faneuil Hall The Great Hall, a meeting hall built above the central Faneuil Hall Marketplace served as location for town meetings after its restoration from fire in 1763. Measures such as the Parliamentary Acts, The Sugar Act of 1764, and the Restraining Acts of 1775, were debated and protested here. 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Fairchild PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/5c486212-4cb7-4446-bc12-ffda99431f9a/CochituateStandpipe-BrianCorr-CCA-SA.jpg Battles - Roxbury High Fort The Roxbury High Fort site sits on Beech Glen Street at Fort Avenue, and once contained earthwork fortifications of the Continental Army during the Siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War. At that time Roxbury was an independent town connected to Boston by a narrow neck of land. The hill offered a great vantage of the entire area. Today the Cochituate Standpipe sits atop Fort Hill, and a commemorative plaque has been placed within by the Sons of the American Revolution. Image: Brian Corr CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/1628044961638-X9XVV9Q2K5X2BC7WVDDS/Minute_Man_National_Park%252C_Concord%252C_MA-2008-JaySullivan-CCBY-SA.jpg Battles - Battles of Lexington & Concord On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere, Samuel Prescott, Israel Bissell, William Dawes, and Sybil Ludington, were signaled that the British were marching to Lexington and Concord by sea across the Charles River in an effort to capture supplies in Concord, and so began their warning ride. Near daybreak the first shots were exchanged in Lexington, and the British continued to Concord. British troops were met by militiamen at the North Bridge, shots were exchanged, and they fell back to their main forces. After concluding their search, the British marched back to Charlestown under fire. Once they reached Charlestown, militias blockaded the land access and initiated the Siege of Boston. At Minute Man National Historical Park, Patriots’ Day, the third Monday of April, is celebrated with a parade, programs, and reenactments of the first battle. Image: Jay Sullivan CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/b93763be-a53f-4f02-b1cd-9026e6a62bd2/Fort_independence_mass-VictorGrigas-CCS-SA.jpg Battles - Castle William / Ft. Adams In the years leading up to the American Revolution, Castle William became a refuge for British officials and soldiers during periods of unrest in Boston. As the American Revolution erupted in 1775, American forces quickly commenced the Siege of Boston and British forces made Castle William their primary stronghold. After the Continental Army placed fortifications at Dorchester Heights, Castle William was threatened and the British evacuated Boston for Nova Scotia 17 March 1776. Today the site is referred to as Castle Island, and is a State Park. 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Image: Chensiyuan CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/9228a259-3805-4486-b34b-3c4766b1c4d2/Dorchester_Heights_Monument-Daderot-PD.JPG Battles - Battle of Dorchester Heights After supporting armaments were transported from Ticonderoga to Boston by Col. Henry Knox, Dorchester Heights was fortified by General George Washington on 4-5 March 1776. This advantage compelled the British to withdraw from Boston 17 March 1776, ending the Siege of Boston. A monument was erected on the site in 1902, located in what is now Thomas Park in South Boston, near 95 G St. Image: Daderot PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/883f3925-420b-4916-87d6-f1722408715f/BostonMassacre_site-2009-M2545-CCA-SA.jpg Battles - Boston Massacre On March 5, 1770, an unruly group of colonists taunted British soldiers by throwing snowballs and rocks. Firing upon the crowd, the British killed five colonists including Crispus Attucks. Today, beneath the Old State House balcony, a circle of granite paving stones mark the approximate site of the Boston Massacre. An additional Boston Massacre Monument was placed in the Boston Common. Image: Dion Hinchcliffe CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/66a9951f-2e41-445a-8b57-455737de8d5c/DestructionOfTeaAtBostonHarbor-NathanielCurrier-1846-PD.jpg Battles - Boston Tea Party On 16 December 1773, members of the Sons of Liberty rallied at the Old South Meeting House to protest the Tea Act of 1773, and the Townshend Act, which enabled the British East India Company to sell tea to the colonists at a financial advantage. The protestors boarded the ships and dumped 92,000 pounds of tea overboard into Boston Harbor. Today you can view a replica ship at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, tour the museum, and participate in a reenactment of the event. 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Washington Batteries In November 1775, George Washington ordered soldiers of the Continental Army to build two half-moon batteries at what is now Fort Washington, also known as Fort Washington Park, at 95 Waverly Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the oldest surviving fortification from the American Revolutionary War and the only surviving fortification from the Siege of Boston. It features three 18-pound cannon relocated from Ft. Winthrop. Image: Daderot PD https://bostonsar.org/taverns daily 0.75 2025-10-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/f64fec5e-54d0-49e7-a296-cc4039350eff/Wayside_Inn1-Dudesleeper-CCA-SA.jpg Taverns - Wayside Inn From its beginnings in 1716 as an stagecoach stop, to its 19th century immortalization by poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, to Henry Ford’s expansion and historic preservation of the property as a living museum of American history in the 20th century, The Wayside Inn offers visitors a unique window into over 300 years of American history. This public house inspired poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to pen his 1863 “Tales of a Wayside Inn,’’ which included his famous ode “Paul Revere’s Ride.’’ Display cases include the personal effects of innkeeper Colonel Ezekiel Howe, including the sword he carried as he led Sudbury farmers on the 12-mile trek to Concord on the morning of 19 April 1775, when the first shots of the Revolution were fired. Wayside Inn, 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury Image: Dudesleeper CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/c9aacaf8-2708-4819-bc21-93dd5ac6d206/1920px-Barker_Tavern-1634-swampyank-CCA-SA.jpg Taverns - Barker Tavern Just steps from Scituate Harbor, the Barker Tavern offers a rare combination of Colonial charm and waterfront location. It incorporates part of an original 1634 dwelling, said to be one of the oldest standing houses in the United States. In the 17th century, the house was used as a garrison for defense during King Philip’s War. The Tavern is now a wedding venue. 21 Barker Road, Scituate Image: Swampyank CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/04f5caac-595a-4876-a73c-b37ba71f9ffc/Stockbridge%2C_MA_-_Red_Lion_Inn_02-JoeMabel-CCA-SA.jpg Taverns - Red Lion Inn The small general store opened by Silas and Anna Bingham in 1773 quickly expanded into the Red Lion Inn, a popular stagecoach stop between Boston and Albany and headquarters for the 1786 Shays Rebellion. The sprawling inn’s Widow Bingham’s Tavern, with its low ceilings, massive posts, and warming fireplace, is a throwback to its early days as an eight-room public house. Red Lion Inn, 30 Main St., Stockbridge Image: Joe Mabel CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/8205c52f-8c20-4eab-a062-3ed73b7502c0/Colonial_Inn%2C_Concord_MA-JohnPhelan-CCA.jpg Taverns - Colonial Inn The Colonial Inn in Concord, Mass., was originally three buildings, the first dating to 1716. Leading up to the battle at the Old North Bridge, the inn’s middle building was used to store arms and provisions. After the Battle of Concord on 19 April 1775, Dr. Timothy Minot Jr., cared for the wounded Minutemen in the Liberty Room which was a hospital, one of his bedrooms, “Room 24” as an operating room, and “Room 27” as the morgue. The Thoreau family lived in part of the inn before it became a boarding house, and later the Colonial Inn. Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord Image: John Phelan CCA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/16e2685e-5097-4f68-a8d4-401c45463eb4/Buckman_Tavern%2C_Lexington%2C_Massachusetts-daderot-CCA-SA.JPG Taverns - Buckman Tavern Built in 1710, and now operated as a museum, Buckman Tavern was a gathering place for both locals and travelers, and the site of many important town meetings. Captain Parker and his militia gathered in this tavern in the early morning hours of 19 April 1775 to await the oncoming British Redcoat troops. The upstairs of Buckman contain galleries for rotating, special temporary exhibitions. Buckman Tavern Museum, 1 Bedford St, Lexington Image: Daderot CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/cfdb6a8c-ea96-410e-9b0b-2069d0dacc74/Green_Dragon_Tavern1-Russell-c1898-BPL-CCBY.jpg Taverns - Green Dragon The original Green Dragon opened at the corner of Union and Hanover streets near the Faneuil Marketplace in 1654, but was razed in the 1850s. Today's Green Dragon opened in 1993. Paul Revere wrote in his memoirs about clandestine meetings that he and the other Sons of Liberty: Samuel Adams, John Adams, Dr. Joseph Warren, and others, held there. The Boston Tea Party was also planned at the Green Dragon. The Sons organized eavesdropping operations at the tavern to learn British troop plans related to the march on Concord. Later, in 1788, Patriots met in the tavern to draw up a resolution to support the Federal Constitution. On 19 August 1892, a commemorative plaque was placed there by the Massachusetts Society, Sons of the Revolution. Green Dragon, 11 Marshal St., Boston Image: BPL CC-BY https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/8c2cd6f8-0898-49a9-bbac-ef5dcbf41656/Bell_in_Hand_Tavern_2023-seasider53-CCASA.jpg Taverns - Bell In Hand Opened in 1795, by Jimmy Wilson, when he retired after 50-years on the job as Boston’s last Town Crier. Bell in Hand Tavern is America's oldest continuously operating tavern (except during Prohibition), and is located around the corner from the Green Dragon. “Bell in Hand” refers to the bell that Jimmy used to carry on the job reporting the important news of the day including: the Boston Tea Party, the Declaration of Independence, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Defeat of the British. Bell in Hand has occupied a couple of other sites including one on Devonshire Street before moving to its current location, but the bar is believed to be the original from the pub's initial 1795 location on Congress Street. You can see one of the original signs with a hand holding a bell in Boston's Old City Hall, near the Benjamin Franklin Statue on the Freedom Trail. Early patrons included Daniel Webster and Paul Revere. Bell in Hand, 45-55 Union St., Boston Image: Seasider53 CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/8b6b8008-171c-4b92-a275-2f2b7107555d/WestBrookfieldMA_SalemCrossInn-Magicpiano-CCA-SA.jpg Taverns - Salem Cross Inn The restored 1705 farmhouse has been a family-run restaurant since 1961. Waitstaff wear Colonial dress, and chefs bake in a restored 1699 brick oven and prepare beef, game, and fowl on the country’s only known operating roasting jack, an 18th-century device that uses an intricate system of weights, cogs, and pulleys to turn a spit in huge hearths. The inn hosts special 18th-century-style feasts that include pie making, mulling, and chowder demonstrations along with horse-drawn wagon or sleigh rides through the 600-acre property. Salem Cross Inn, 260 West Main St., West Brookfield Image: Magicpiano CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/e196461b-7402-42e6-872d-fc8e4a4fb4a9/Warren_Tavern_1_-_Boston%2C_MA-Upstateherd-CCASA.jpg Taverns - Warren Tavern The Tavern was built in 1780 in Charlestown by Captain Eliphalet Newell, after the town was burned during the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775, and using beams salvaged from ships in the Charlestown Navy Yard. Newell fought at Bunker Hill and named the tavern after his close friend and Sons of Liberty leader, Dr. Joseph Warren, who was killed at Bunker Hill. The Warren Tavern claims to be the oldest tavern in Massachusetts, and it certainly is the oldest still in its original building and location. Paul Revere and other Patriots frequently met at the Warren Tavern, and General George Washington has been a visitor. Warren Tavern, 2 Pleasant Street, Charlestown Image: Upstateherd CCA-SA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/3261b20c-278a-4f6a-85c0-0b223f863752/scarlet-oak-tavern.jpg Taverns - Scarlet Oak Tavern The tavern dates only to 2007, but it’s housed in a thoroughly restored 250-year-old Colonial house on what Eleanor Roosevelt called “the prettiest Main Street in America.’’ A $1 million renovation reinvigorated the house, which features a comfortable dining room and a large, dark-wood bar. Scarlet Oak Tavern’s seasonal menus feature local ingredients, including produce sourced from its own farm in Groton. Scarlet Oak Tavern, 1217 Main St., Hingham Image: © Scarlet Oak Tavern https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/c19dd0cd-df33-4611-94bf-71980494a1fc/Union_Oyster_House-1945-LC-PD.jpg Taverns - Union Oyster House The Union Oyster House is the oldest restaurant in Boston, and the oldest restaurant in continuous operation in the U.S., serving customers since 1826 from it’s pre-revolution building. Unlike other historic Boston bars known best for their beverages, Union Oyster House is known best for its oyster bar and perfectly cooked fresh seafood served in its Colonial-period dining rooms. Union Oyster House, 41 Union St., Boston Image: Library of Congress PD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/fc54f160-03e7-41df-bb57-d467837bb8af/Old+Yarmouth+Inn.jpg Taverns - Old Yarmouth Inn Cape Cod’s oldest inn, halfway between Plymouth and Provincetown, first opened its doors to wayfarers in 1696. The wood-paneled tavern, featuring a polished bar, bay windows, and a small fireplace, is a cozy spot for a casual meal. The elegant Red Room, which dates to 1696, is a great backdrop for an intimate dinner. Old Yarmouth Inn, 223 Route 6A, Yarmouthport Image: © Old Yarmouth Inn https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60fe1b0ec0eb074f99a1c9f3/ebc23ef0-b824-46cf-8ca4-50c9fe13b157/Publick+House+Sturbridge.jpg Taverns - Publick House When Colonel Ebenezer Crafts opened the Publick House in 1771, the inn adjacent to picturesque Sturbridge Common quickly became a popular stopover for horsemen riding the roads from Boston to New York and Providence to Springfield. These days, the Publick House draws motorists from Interstate 84 and the Mass Pike. The rambling inn serves up Yankee fare, including its signature “every day is Thanksgiving’’ turkey dinner, in the historic Tap Room and Ebenezer’s Tavern. 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