The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03


places within the boundaries of Boston
where stirring scenes were enacted and |
history made, and to become familiar
with the location in modern Boston,
of those famous buildings so closely
associated with famous men. For the
benefit of those who have never visited
Boston, but who contemplate doing so
some day, will state, there are about
one hundred historic sites marked
with tablets, each bearing a brief dt
scription of the place and those persons
connected with it. | will briefly men-
tiOn few places in connection with
the scope of this paper. Boston has
ever been famous for her educational
school system. Today her public schools
are models for those of other cities.
In 1713. on the corner of North Ben
net ST., was built the first public school
house, known as the North Latin
Grammar School. A public school has
been maintained on this site ever since.
John Quincy Adams, the second pres
ident of the United States, lived on
| what is now the corner of fremont and
Boylston Sts. The Hotel TOuraine, Bos-
toms finest hotel, stands ON this site.
Boston CommOn-cOntaining nearly
fifty acres, was bought in 1874 by Gov
ernor Winthrop and was set apart for
a cow pasture and militia training
field. This leads to the explanation of
crooked streets in Old Boston. All
the cows of the settlers, in going and
returning from the Common, followed
well-beaten paths more or less zigzag
and tOrtuous. These paths in time be-
came the public highway along which
houses, were built. Many strangers
visiting Boston for the first time will
naturally wander about in dazed con.
dition after having passed tie same
corner four times in thirty minutes.
But it is not strictly true that the old
streets run in circles. 1t is an inter-
esting fact not generally known that
the Common today is the same as it
was when the Indians, under Chief
Massoit, run wild under it's beautiful
elms. Directly opposite the Common
is the public gardens where is seen the
highest type OF floral culture amid
i beautiful statnary and monuments OF
famous men. On the Common are
! no "Keep off the Grass" signs, and the
. small boy and his larger brother can
play baseball, football and tennis
) while on Sundays you can hear forty
! different religions expounded in as
, many languages along side of Social
! lists, Free Thinkers and Seventh-Day
3 Adventists.
I Paul Revere's lanterns is not fairy
: tale, but q we'll authenticated occur
: renee. In the steeple of Christ Church
now standing on Salem ST., Oh the
2 night of April 18, 1775, two signal Ian
c terms were displayed to warn watcher
: on the CharlestOwn shore that British
f troops were crossing Charles river OF
Il their way to Lexington and Concord
r On the site Of the present old court
9 house stood the old colonial prison
d built in 1885, where Captain Kidd wa
n confined. FaneuiI Hall, so well knowl
q all over the country as the Cradle o
r. Liberty, was built in 1742 by famous
% merchant of Huguenot parentage, Pet
o er Faneuil, and presented to the Cit!
of Boston. Here was held those ia
D, NOUS meetings which kept alive the fire
q of freedom among the people. Tn
70 first story has always been used for
J. market, and for many years the An
g cient and Honorable Artillery Com
II pany have used the second story 70
is an armory. On the corner of State 81
a and Washington st. stood the house 0
t. Captain Keayne who founded thi
sr famous military organization in 1885
,r There still remains one more famou
E. name to bring to your remembrance
10 name that stands with Washineton'i
20 Benjamin Franklin. This noted Boz
10 tonian was born at II Milk st. an
D, learned his trade as printer in hi
r brothers printing shop at the corne
is of Franklin Ave. and Court ST. BeI
jamin Franklin's memory will be hel
n- In grateful remembrance by futul
80 generations on account Of the fund B