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|   Dreamland Wax Museum - Boston, MA
in Wax Museums Dreamland Wax Museum features figures of all the U.S. Presidents, sports figures, actors, entertainers, and even hi-tech entrepreneurs. posted by:  NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/31/2017 last visited: 03/03/2018 |
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|  William (Bill) Russell - Boston, MA
in Living Statues This statue of Bill Russell, revealed in November 2013, is of a man who is considered the greatest of all Boston Celtics players and an ardent civil rights activist. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/25/2014 last visited: 03/22/2016 |
 view gallerySW0 km |  Unicorn of Scotland - Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
in Figurative Public Sculpture Unicorn - An ancient Historical Creature, and heraldic symbol of Scotland. This Unicorn stands atop the end wall of The Old State House. Where the first reading of the declaration of independence was made in Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: veritas vita location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/15/2019 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
 view gallerySW0 km |  Unicorn of Scotland - Old State House - Boston, MA
in Epic Beings and Creatures On July 18, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was first proclaimed from here. Later that day, the lion and unicorn were taken down from the roof of the building and burned in a great bonfire in Dock Square. They were restored in 1882. posted by:  silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 09/23/2009 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
 view gallerySW0 km |  Constellation - MONOCEROS / UNICORN - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
in Extraterrestrial Locations Monoceros is Greek for Unicorn. An ancient Historical Creature, & the name of a Constellation. This Unicorn stands on the end wall The Old State House. Where the first reading of the declaration of indendance was made, below the Lion & Unicorn. posted by: veritas vita location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/31/2018 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
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in NPS Passport Cancellation Stations The Bunker Hill - NPS Passport Stamp is available in the Bunker Hill Museum, across the road from Bunker Hill, Boston, MA. posted by: veritas vita location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/02/2019 last visited: 01/20/2022 |
 view gallerySW0 km |  British Lion - Old Statehouse - Boston, MA
in Lion Statues On July 18, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was first proclaimed from here. Later that day, the lion and unicorn were taken down from the roof of the building and burned in a great bonfire in Dock Square. They were restored in 1882. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 09/23/2009 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
 view gallerySW0 km |  Old State House - Boston, MA
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Old State House, the oldest surviving public building in Boston, was built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It stands on the site of Boston's first Town House of 1657-8, which burned in 1711. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/24/2007 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
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in City and Town Halls The Old State House, the oldest surviving public building in Boston, was built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It stands on the site of Boston's first Town House of 1657-8, which burned in 1711. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/21/2012 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
 view gallerySW0 km |  Old State House Museum - Tourist Attraction - Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
in Official Local Tourism Attractions The Old State House is the oldest and most important public building in American history prior to the Revolution, where John Adams insisted, “Independence was born” Step back in time at this must-see destination on the Freedom Trail, Boston. posted by: veritas vita location: Massachusetts date approved: 04/05/2018 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
 view gallerySW0 km |  OLDEST - Public Building, Old Statehouse - Boston, MA
in Superlatives The Old State House, the oldest surviving public building in Boston, was built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It stands on the site of Boston's first Town House of 1657-8, which burned in 1711. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/21/2012 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
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in Massachusetts Historical Markers This sign in a kiosk by Boston's City Hall describes City Hall Plaza and includes the history all the way back to when the area was known as Scollay Square. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/09/2011 last visited: 11/13/2021 |
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| The Boston Pilot Site in Massachusetts Historical Markers The former site of the newspaper The Boston Pilot. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/13/2006 last visited: 04/13/2018 |
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|  Wind Wind Wind - Boston, MA, USA
in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures This kinetic art sculpture, created by sculptor Michio Ihara is situated in the plaza, just north of the Equity Office Building and the west of Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/16/2013 last visited: 11/11/2021 |
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in Kinetic Sculpture and Art This kinetic art sculpture, created by sculptor Michio Ihara is situated in the plaza, just north of the Equity Office Building and the west of Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/16/2013 last visited: 11/11/2021 |
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in Abstract Public Sculptures This kinetic art sculpture, created by sculptor Michio Ihara is situated in the plaza, just north of the Equity Office Building and the west of Faneuil Hall in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/16/2013 last visited: 11/11/2021 |
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|  Queen Elizabeth II Visit - Boston, MA, USA
in UK Historical Markers This historical marker commemorates the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Boston in July 1976 during the bicentennial of the United States of America. posted by: Chasing Blue Sky location: Massachusetts date approved: 07/26/2013 last visited: 04/13/2018 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km | Queen Elizabeth II Visit in Massachusetts Historical Markers A plaque commemorating the visit of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip to Boston. posted by: Shorelander location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/13/2006 last visited: 04/13/2018 |
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in Spirit of '76 On July 11, 1976, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip of Great Britain passed this way to attend a ceremony commemorating the bicentennial of the United States of America. posted by: tmob location: Massachusetts date approved: 03/19/2017 last visited: 04/13/2018 |
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in First of its Kind A plaque on this street corner across from the Old State House in Boston marks a spot on the tour of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip for the US Bicentennial. It states that this was the First Visit to Boston by a reigning British Monarch. posted by: HaricotVert_52 location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/14/2008 last visited: 04/13/2018 |
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in Political Revolutions Samuel Adams organized early to bring about the American Revolution. posted by: Metro2 location: Massachusetts date approved: 06/21/2013 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
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in Town Clocks This is a still functioning 1831 clock, by Simon Willard, mounted in the end of the Old State House in Boston. It is the city's oldest surviving building, dating from 1713. Here the Declaration of Independence was first read in 1776. posted by: silverquill location: Massachusetts date approved: 09/25/2009 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
 view galleryNE0.2 km | Samuel Adams - Faneuil Hall - Boston, MA in Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures This statue of rabble-rouser, Samuel Adams shows him with his arms crossed in a defiant or impatient pose. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/18/2009 last visited: 10/17/2023 |
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in American Guide Series The 13 story Ames Building, claimed by the guide for Massachusetts to be Boston's first skyscraper, is now dwarfed by the 40-plus floor buildings around it. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/02/2009 last visited: 07/13/2018 |
 view gallerySW0.2 km | Ames Building - Boston, MA in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The thirteen-story Ames Building at 1 Court Street in Boston is the second tallest masonry load building in the United States and sits among much taller steel and glass structures, as well as the Old State House. posted by: NorStar location: Massachusetts date approved: 11/01/2009 last visited: 07/13/2018 |
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