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  • Take a July 4th Revolutionary Stroll in the Heart of Boston

    While you're waiting for the concert and fireworks, consider taking a stroll to visit some of the people who led the battle for independence. 

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    In addition to George Washington, you'll also find statues honoring Revolutionary heroes Colonel Thomas Cass, and Tadeusz Kościuszko in the Boston Public Garden.

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    The Commonwealth Avenue Mall has three important figures from the Revolutionary War: Alexander Hamilton, General John Glover, and Abigail Adams. 

    And, of course, the Freedom Trail is the perfect hop-on-hop-off path that honors the people and places that played a leading role in what we celebrate today!

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2012 Penny & Ed Cherubino  

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  • Free Open House at Washington HQ in Cambridge on the 22nd

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    Today may be the Federal holiday called Presidents' Day, but in Massachusetts today is officially Washington's Birthday.

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    And, this year, on Thursday the 22nd, you can tour the house in Cambridge that served as Washington's headquarters during the Siege of Boston. While the building is officially closed for the season, it will be open on Washington's birthday to celebrate the new designation of this National Parks Service property as the Longfellow House – Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site.

    Details of the change are here.

    The Parks Service Invites You to:

    "Celebrate George Washington's birthday! Join NPS staff as they guide visitors through General Washington's Brattle Street headquarters. Washington used the house at 105 Brattle Street as his headquarters during the Siege of Boston in 1775-1776.

    Tours given every half hour, starting at 11:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m."

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    Details:
    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photo of Washington statue in the Boston Public Garden: © 2012 Ed Cherubino  
    Photo of the House: From the collection of the Library of Congress, taken February 1963.

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