Designed by Charles Bulfinch. Cornerstone laid on July 4, 1795, with Paul Revere and Gov. Sam Adams presiding. This view is from a banjo clock, ca. 1870.
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Old Ironsides vs Guerriere painting
Captain Isaac Hull’s frigate “USS Constitution’ engaged “HMS Guerriere” in mid-Atlantic on August 19, 1812. The battle raged for half an hour, as “Old Ironsides” vanquished her foe.
Bunker Hill Monument aerial photo
Photograph looking over the Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, towards Boston, MA. The USS Constitution is at left.
Old North Church skyline photo
British Honduran merchants who traded frequently in Boston donated the Old North’s first steeple, with weathervane by Shem Drowne.
Steeple of Old North church, Boston, MA at sunrise