{"id":330,"date":"2013-05-22T16:52:56","date_gmt":"2013-05-22T20:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stevedunwell.com\/backbaypress.com\/bostonfreedomtrail\/?p=330"},"modified":"2013-05-22T16:52:56","modified_gmt":"2013-05-22T20:52:56","slug":"latin-school-freedom-trail-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stevedunwell.com\/backbaypress.com\/bostonfreedomtrail\/?p=330","title":{"rendered":"Latin School &#8211; Freedom Trail &#8211; photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevedunwell.com\/backbaypress.com\/bostonfreedomtrail\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/E-45822.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-232\" title=\"Latin School site, School St., Boston, MA Freedom Trail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stevedunwell.com\/backbaypress.com\/bostonfreedomtrail\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/E-45822.jpg\" alt=\"Latin School site, School St., Boston, MA Freedom Trail\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stevedunwell.com\/backbaypress.com\/bostonfreedomtrail\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/E-45822.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.stevedunwell.com\/backbaypress.com\/bostonfreedomtrail\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/E-45822-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stevedunwell.com\/backbaypress.com\/bostonfreedomtrail\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/E-45822-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>In 1635, Boston established the first &#8220;public&#8221; Latin or Grammar School in America, resolving that Philemon Purmont, a shopkeeper, &#8220;be entreated to become a schoolmaster for the teaching and nourtering of the children with us.&#8221; The original Latin School was demolished in 1844 to make way for City Hall. 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