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Stop 2 of 10 · Freedom Trail Walking Tour

Wanted Men Lay a Cornerstone

Massachusetts State House, Boston

3 min story10-stop walk

The story

You've just crossed Boston Common, and now you're on Beacon Street, looking up at the Massachusetts State House.

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Part of Freedom Trail Walking Tour

Freedom Trail Walking TourBoston · 10 stops · 1 h 17 min · 2 miSee the walk

1The Night the Pasture Became a ShoreFree
2Wanted Men Lay a CornerstoneYou're here
3The Boy Buried Before the Massacre
4The Church That Lost Its King
5The Room That Started the Tea Party
6The Shooting Below the Lion and Unicorn
7The Gift Boston Almost Turned Down
8A House Full of Revere
9A Patriot Signal From the King's Church
10Cannon Above, Freedom Below

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Written from public sources and checked claim by claim; a synthetic voice narrates it, and a person reviews it before it is published.