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Because of this, the King ruled that a piece of burying ground would be taken and used for the church. However, nobody in Boston would sell good land to build a non-Puritan church. King James II, who wanted the colonists to follow the Church of England, ordered that an Anglican parish should be built in Boston. At that time, most people in Boston were Puritans. It was built in 1688, on land that was part of a burying ground (cemetery).

King's Chapel was the first Anglican church in Boston. Many other Bostonians are also buried here.

Three signers of the Declaration of Independence: John Hancock, Samuel Adams, and Robert Treat Paine.

Many important people are buried here, including: Granary Burying Ground is a very old cemetery, created in 1660. Samuel Adams' grave at the Granary Burying Ground ĭuring the War of 1812, the Church's members stored brimstone (which is used to make gunpowder) in the Church's basement. On Independence Day in 1829, William Lloyd Garrison made his first major speech against slavery at the Church. The Church became an important supporter of the abolitionist (anti- slavery) movement. Park Street Church īuilt in 1809, Park Street Church was once the tallest building in Boston. This was the first all-black volunteer regiment in the American Civil War. On the way from the Common to the State House, the Trail passes a monument to Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. It is topped by a big dome which Paul Revere coated with golden copper. It was built in 1798 on land that used to be John Hancock's cow pasture.

The State House is where the Massachusetts state government does business. A Mass given by Pope John Paul II in 1979.Anti-war and civil rights rallies, including one led by Martin Luther King, Jr.The Common has also been used for many other things, including: In 1775, when the British Army occupied Boston just before the American Revolution started, over 1,000 British soldiers camped and trained on the Common. The Common was also used to punish and hang people. The Puritans turned the land into a "Common Area" where people could bring their cows to eat grass. When the Puritans came to Boston, they bought the land from William Blackstone, who was the first European person to settle in Boston. The Boston Common is America's oldest public park. The costs of keeping up the Trail are supported by grants from non-profit organizations and foundations philanthropy donations and Boston National Historical Park. The City of Boston's Freedom Trail Commission is in charge of the Trail. By 1953, 40,000 people were walking the Freedom Trail every year. The Trail was marked with red bricks and red paint, and signs were added along the way to explain the importance of the Trail's 16 stops. In 1951, he suggested building a walking trail to connect many of the important historic places in Boston. William Schofield, a journalist in Boston, first thought of creating the Freedom Trail. 2.7 Benjamin Franklin statue and Boston Latin School.