31. Modern Plaque at Site of Boston Tea Party
This memorial plaque is located at the foot of the Evelyn Moakley Bridge
at Atlantic Avenue and Seaport Boulevard. Just before crossing over to
the Seaport District, the plaque is mounted on the building on the right
side of the street. Griffin's Wharf was in reality located about 500 feet or
so west of this marker because this area was reclaimed from a mud flat
when Fort Hill was cut down for landfill.
32. Old North Church on Salem Street
Where the Lanterns Were Hung by Robert Newman
43. British Navy HMS Somerset
Participating in the Battle of Bunker Hill
44. British Navy HMS Somerset (1746 – 1778)
The HMS Somerset was grounded on the outer beach of Provincetown
in 1778 after fighting for many years in North America. Now her
remains are buried beneath the sand, although the waves expose them
periodically. A powerful British warship with 64 mounted guns and a
crew of 400, the Somerset fought in the French and Indian War
(1756-63). She helped the British capture Louisburg and Quebec from
the French. During the American Revolution, Paul Revere rowed
beneath her bow to get to Charlestown and warn the people before the
Battles of Lexington and Concord. She rescued British troops after
those battles and bombarded Americans during the Battle of Bunker
Hill. Finally, she was wrecked in a fierce storm on November 2, 1778,
although only 21 men were lost. The rest of the crew were taken
prisoner and marched to Boston, while the canon and other cargo was
confiscated and used by American fighters in the Revolution. The
remains of the wreck have resurfaced only three times: in 1885-86, in
1973, and in 2010.
46. In the words of James Otis in Johnny Tremain,
“We are lucky men, for we have a cause worth
dying for. This honor is not given to every
generation…that a man can stand up.”