Black Heritage Tour

Black Heritage Tour is a trail in City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Black Heritage Tour is situated nearby to the library Boston Athenæum, as well as near the cemetery Granary Burying Ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Massachusetts State House and Boston Athenæum.

Massachusetts State House

Government building

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The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House, is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. Massachusetts State House is situated 420 feet northwest of Black Heritage Tour.

Boston Athenæum

Library

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The Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest independent libraries in the United States. It is a membership library, for which patrons pay a yearly subscription fee to use Athenæum services.

Granary Burying Ground

Cemetery

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The Granary Burying Ground in Massachusetts is the city of Boston's third-oldest cemetery, founded in 1660 and located on Tremont Street. It is the burial location of Revolutionary War-era patriots, including Paul Revere, the five victims of the Boston Massacre, and three signers of the Declaration of Independence: Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and Robert Treat Paine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boston and Beacon Hill.

Boston

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A city of history and tradition, Boston offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.

Beacon Hill

Suburb

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Historical heavyweights, Back Bay and Beacon Hill are some of Boston's most beautiful neighborhoods. With narrow, gas-lit streets and scores of architecturally significant buildings, these distinctly different neighborhoods will make up the core of almost any visitor's itinerary.

Adams Square

Locality

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Adams Square was a square in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. Now demolished, it was formerly located on the site of the current Boston City Hall in Government Center.

Black Heritage Tour

Type: Trail
Category: transportation
Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.35782° or 42° 21′ 28″ north

Longitude

-71.06256° or 71° 3′ 45″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

87JC9W5P+4X

GeoNames ID

11819225

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