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The North End as a distinct community of Boston was evident as early as 1646. [2] Three years later, the area had a large enough population to support the North Meeting House. The construction of the building also led to the development of the North Square, which was the center of community life. [2] [3]
A Freedom Trail sign on Copp's Hill with the Skinny House in the background. Copp's Hill is an elevation in the historic North End of Boston, Massachusetts. It is bordered by Hull Street, Charter Street and Snow Hill Street. The hill takes its name from William Copp, a shoemaker who lived nearby. [1]
A 1920 plan for Boston's Central Artery, based on the West Side Elevated Highway Traffic on the former Central Artery at mid-day (Demolished in 2003). A 1926 state report on rapid transit expansion recommended the conversion of the Atlantic Avenue Elevated to an elevated highway; however, it closed in 1938 and was demolished in 1942. [4]
The cemetery was founded on February 20, 1659, when the town bought land on Copp's Hill from John Baker and Daniel Turell to start the "North Burying Ground". Now named "Copp's Hill Burying Ground" (although often referred to as "Copp's Hill Burial Ground"), it is the second-oldest cemetery in Boston (after King's Chapel Burying Ground , which ...
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North Square in 2019, looking toward Prince Street (left) and Garden Court Street. North Square in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, sits at the intersection of Moon, Prince, North, Garden Court and Sun Court Streets. Paul Revere lived here, as did other notables in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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Boston Harborwalk; St. Stephen's Church, Boston; Rose Kennedy Greenway; North End Parks; Boston Public Market; Blackstone Block Historic District; Freedom Trail; Government Center; Former tenants. American House (Boston) Concert Hall (Boston, Massachusetts) Michele Felice Cornè, artist, c. 1810s; Cotton Mather lived on Hanover St., 1688-1718 ...