The Old North Church
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193 Salem Street Boston, MA US
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The Old North Church, officially known as Christ Church, is the church from which shone the famous lanterns—"one if by land/two if by sea"—which initiated Paul Revere’s famous ride to Lexington and Concord.
The church was built in 1723 and is in the Georgian style. The steeple has actually been rebuilt twice: once after a storm in 1804, and after Hurricane Carol in 1954. The first replacement was designed by Charles Bulfinch.
The steeple holds eight bells which were cast in England in 1744 and hung in 1745. The bells were restored in 1894 and 1975. Each bell has a unique inscription. They are still regularly sounded.
The church contains one of the earliest busts of George Washington. The artist is unknown.
Below the church are numerous vaults and graves, though these are not open to the public.
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