spotstory: Spots tagged with george washington

The Washington Elm

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 22:01:10 +0000

Under this tree in Cambridge Common George Washington took formal command of what he called “Troops of the United Provinces of North America” on July 3, 17751. The place is today marked by several modest monuments.The militia of several colonies had been encamped on the Common since before the Battle of Bunker Hill the month before. There, instead of finding a polished, coherent, and well ordered army, His Excellency found “a camp that appeared to be a huge, smoking,...

Equestrian Statue of Washington

Mon, 29 Jan 2007 02:28:03 +0000

This fine bronze statue of George Washington on his mount can be found near the Arlington Street gate of the Boston Public Garden. The statue was sculpted by Thomas Ball and dedicated on July 3, 1869 after a year of construction.The statue itself is twenty-two feet tall and thirty-eight in total with the pedestal, which is solid masonry. The statue cost $15,000.Edwin M. Bacons describes the statue in “Illustrated Boston” less than 20 years after the erection of the statue:The...

Washington Marker

Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:44:55 +0000

Marker located in front of Watertown Free Public Library. Washington passed this way on to Cambridge to take command of Patriot Army in June of 1775. Erected by AHAC on July 2, 1914

The Old North Church

Tue, 01 May 2007 21:30:29 +0000

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...