Boston Eyewitness Travel

[...]...INTRODUCING BOSTON FOUR GREAT DAYS IN BOSTON 1011 PUTTING BOSTON ON THE MAP 1215 THE HISTORY OF BOSTON 1625 BOSTON AT A GLANCE 2633 BOSTON THROUGH THE YEAR 3437 10 I N T R O D U C I N G B O S T O N FOUR GREAT DAYS IN BOSTON A s well as being compact and with eclectic shopping as an walkable, Boston also has added bonus All the places an extensive subway... Acts led to the Boston Massacre, a tragedy which signaled increasingly poor relations between Britain and its colonies The Boston Tea Party (1773) In protest at taxation, Boston patriots boarded three British East India Company ships and threw their cargoes of tea into Boston Harbor (see p75) THE BOSTON MASSACRE (1770) At the time of the Townshend Acts, British troops were sent to Boston to protect... first subway, opens 1872 The Great Fire of Boston 1884 First Irish 1905 “Honey Fitz” elected mayor mayor, Hugh O’Brien, elected 1875 1900 1919 Boston Police Strike results in riots 1925 1876 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opened 1881 Boston Symphony Orchestra formed 1912 1914 James Michael Curley Museum Fenway elected mayor for the first time of Fine Park opens Arts, Boston 1903 Isabella Stewart Gardner opens... Muslim leader Malcolm Boston Common X Like Malcolm X, gallows for QuakNguyen Tat Thanh erism in 1660 (see (1890–1969) spent p19) Spokesman for part of his youth in the Sons of Liberty Boston, working for a and part-time brewer time in the restaurant of Samuel Adams the Omni Parker House (1722–1803) Hotel (see p58) incited Boston Traveling much to revolution in of the world in his the Boston Tea 20s, he... produced in Boston Puritans settle in Boston 1610 1630 1650 1621 Governor 1620 The Pilgrims land at Plymouth John Carver and Chief Massasoit sign peace treaty 1635 Boston Latin School opens Pine-tree shilling, the first U.S coin 1686 James II appoints Sir Edmund Andros as governor 1670 1660 Quaker Mary Dyer 1640 First English-language book printed in America 1638 Anne Hutchinson banished from Boston for... where rousing speeches led to The Boston Tea Party (see p75) End the day relaxing in popular Boston Common (see pp46–7) CULTURE & FRESH AIR Bell tower and steeple of Old North Church HISTORIC BOSTON • Historic North End • A walk along the waterfront • Elegant Old State House • King’s Chapel TWO ADULTS allow at least $80 Morning Start in the North End (see pp68–9), Boston s oldest neighborhood Hanover... passes the Stamp Act 1765 1773 Tea Act gives British East India Company monopoly Boston Tea Party 1770 1767 Townshend Acts place duties on imports 1766 Repeal of the Stamp Act 1770 Five Americans killed in Boston Massacre T H E H I S T O R Y O F B O S T O N 21 Evacuation of Boston 1776 Following the Battle of Bunker Hill, Boston remained under British control For almost a year American troops lay siege... with textile and shoe manufacturing Public institutions also continued to the wishes of the people Life in flourish The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston was no exception The Boston Boston (see pp104–7) was opened in Police Strike of 1919 marks one of 1876, and the Boston Symphony the most dramatic chapters in the Orchestra (see p160) founded in U.S Labor movement As many as 1881 The first subway in the... center of American history, culture, and learning KEY Greater Boston Airport Highway Major road Railroad International border Shipping route State line 0 kilometers 0 miles 100 50 P U T T I N G B O S T O N O N T H E Satellite image of the Greater Boston area 0 kilometers 0 miles 15 15 M A P 13 14 I N T R O D U C I N G Greater Boston The city of Boston is made up of 20 separate districts, with the central... of all American politicians, born of Boston Irish stock CITY RENAISSANCE In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, Boston built a prosperous economy based on finance, medicine, and higher education, revitalizing the city’s cultural life and gentrifying historic neighborhoods In 2004 the Boston Red Sox broke their curse and won baseball’s World Series, transforming Boston s ethos from resignation to . INTRODUCING BOSTON FOUR GREAT DAYS IN BOSTON 1011 PUTTING BOSTON ON THE MAP 1215 THE HISTORY OF BOSTON 1625 BOSTON AT A GLANCE 2633 BOSTON THROUGH THE YEAR 3437 INTRODUCING BOSTON1 0 A s.