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Excerpt from Colonial and Revolutionary Landmarks of Boston: An Illustrated Lecture Here is one city which strongly appeals to the affections and patriotism of every American, namely Boston. Other cities may exceed her in population, in wealth, in manufacturing, or in commerce; but we can never forget that Puritan Boston was the birthplace of American Independence. Her streets are narrow and crooked, but they wind among scenes of historic interest, which recall vividly the great drama here enacted by the heroes of the Revolution. Within the area known as Greater Boston the combined forces of the thirteen colonies first acted in unison as one nation. Here the minute-men of Lexington, of Concord, and of Bunker Hill met the confident grenadiers of Old England with blows so sudden and power ful as to disconcert even the veterans of King George's army. Although Boston has become modernized to a great extent, many relics of the old, historic town still remain intact. Shall we not, then, walk through her winding streets and look upon some of these ancient landmarks. For a starting point let us rendezvous at old North Square. This was to Historic Boston what Copley Square is to the city of the present day. In the early years the centre of the fashionable quarter, it has gradually become cosmopolitan in its character, until today its population is faithfully represented by the characteristic group before us. Sandwiched in between the lofty walls of the modern buildings on either side, we see one of the very few examples remaining in the city of houses built with the projecting second story. During the stir ring times preceding the Revolution, this house was the home of Paul Revere, and, on the first anniversary of the Boston Massacre, in its windows were displayed illuminated pictures of that dreadful scene, drawn by Revere's own hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.