{"id":3543,"date":"2012-07-04T09:34:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T09:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2012-07-04T09:34:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-04T09:34:00","slug":"take-a-july-4th-revolutionary-stroll-in-the-heart-of-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3543","title":{"rendered":"Take a July 4th Revolutionary Stroll in the Heart of Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While you&#39;re waiting for the concert and fireworks, consider taking a stroll to visit some of the people who led the battle for independence.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017615e5f01a970c-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340163018da67f970d-500wi\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb88834017615e5f01a970c\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017615e5f01a970c-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340163018da67f970d-500wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Washington\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"George Washington\">George Washington<\/a>, you&#39;ll also find statues honoring Revolutionary heroes <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thomas_Cass\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Thomas Cass\">Colonel Thomas Cass<\/a>, and <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tadeusz_Ko%C5%9Bciuszko\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tadeusz Ko\u015bciuszko\">Tadeusz Ko\u015bciuszko<\/a>&#0160;in the <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_Garden_%28Boston%29\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Public Garden (Boston)\">Boston Public Garden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017742cbc33a970d-popup\" onclick=\"window.open( this.href, &#39;_blank&#39;, &#39;width=640,height=480,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0&#39; ); return false\" style=\"display: inline;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340120a8a105e0970b-800wi\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e54fc42bb88834017742cbc33a970d\" src=\"https:\/\/bostonzest.typepad.com\/.a\/6a00e54fc42bb88834017742cbc33a970d-500wi\" style=\"width: 500px;\" title=\"6a00e54fc42bb888340120a8a105e0970b-800wi\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Commonwealth Avenue Mall has three important figures from the <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Revolutionary_War\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"American Revolutionary War\">Revolutionary War<\/a>: <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_Hamilton\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Alexander Hamilton\">Alexander Hamilton<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_john_glover\" target=\"_self\">General John Glover<\/a>, and <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Abigail_Adams\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Abigail Adams\">Abigail Adams<\/a>.&#0160;<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, the <a class=\"zem_slink\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freedom_Trail\" rel=\"wikipedia\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Freedom Trail\">Freedom Trail<\/a> is the perfect hop-on-hop-off path that honors the people and places that played a leading role in what we celebrate today!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><em>What&#39;s on your Summer Fun shopping list? 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