Walking Tour of Historic Charlestown July 4, 2009

Boston By Foot Harborfest Harborfest tour special. Walk to Charlestown and learn where Boston began, its history and role in the American Revolution.

Charlestown was the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony before the Puritans crossed over to Boston in 1630. In 1775, Paul Revere crossed over to Charlestown to begin his famous Midnight Ride, the colonists stood up to the British army at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and Charlestown was burned to the ground.

Tour this urban village founded in 1628 that focuses on the early Puritan settlement, the Bunker Hill monument, and many of its distinguished citizens which have included John Harvard and Samuel Morse.

The Charlestown tour meets outside the main gate of the Charlestown Navy Yard (follow the Freedom Trail).

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Tour starts promptly at the designated time. Please arrive 10 minutes before the start of the tour to purchase your tickets from the guides.

Official Website: http://www.bostonbyfoot.org/tours/Charlestown