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Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam (1718-1790), also known as “Old Put,&r...
General George Washington during the Siege of Boston
George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the ...
General Thomas Gage
General Thomas Gage (1719-1787) led the British forces dur...
Historic Faneuil Hall
Peter Faneuil (1700-1743) built Faneuil Hall in 1742 in or...
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706—1790) was a self-taught man,...
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was one of the leading ...
Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) was born into a wealthy, prom...
Robert Shaw's 54th Colored Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regim...
Boston Women's Memorial: Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) came to America when she was ...
Patrick A. Collins
Patrick A. Collins (1844-1905) was the second Irish mayor ...
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Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam (1718-1790), also known as “Old Put,” was born in the Putnam House in Danvers, Massachusetts. After living in Danvers for much of his youth, he moved to Connecticut in the hopes of purchasing cheap land. While living in ...
General George Washington during the Siege of Boston
George Washington (1732-1799), the first President of the United States, was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. General Washington had never led an army before and even recognized he had little experience leading larger groups of soldiers. The majority ...
General Thomas Gage
General Thomas Gage (1719-1787) led the British forces during the turmoil in Boston leading up to the American Revolution. He was born in England, but lived in the colonies serving in the British forces for many years. Before the first ...
Historic Faneuil Hall
Peter Faneuil (1700-1743) built Faneuil Hall in 1742 in order to fill a need for a public market. The market was on the first floor, while the second floor was the Great Hall where town meetings and civic gatherings occurred. ...
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (1706—1790) was a self-taught man, who loved to read. Through his love of reading he was able to become an inventor, statesman, and famous intellectual. He was born in Boston to a soap maker who eventually fathered seventeen ...
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was one of the leading figures during the abolitionist movement. He sought the “immediate and complete” freedom of all slaves. Garrison was a very bright child and a quick learner. When he was twelve, he began ...
Wendell Phillips
Wendell Phillips (1811-1884) was born into a wealthy, prominent Bostonian family. His ancestors did not reside in Africa, but in England. They came to the New World around 1630 and led a very promising life in Boston. He was educated ...
Robert Shaw's 54th Colored Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was the first all African American regiment to serve in the United States military. This was all made possible by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The regiment came out of Boston, but very few of the ...
Boston Women's Memorial: Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) came to America when she was a sickly eight years old. After landing in Boston, John Wheatley bought her as a domestic slave for his wife Susana. John and Susana, then later their children, were all instrumental ...
Patrick A. Collins
Patrick A. Collins (1844-1905) was the second Irish mayor of Boston, serving from 1902-1905 when he died still in office. He was born in Ireland and when he was four, he and his mother immigrated to the United States. They ...
