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Boston, Massachusetts, Park Street Church and Granary Burying Ground, Cemetery, 1904 historic photo

An historic photo of the Park Street Church and Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts. The historic Park Street Church was founded in 1809, and is located at the corner of Park Street and Tremont Street. It was here, on July 4, 1829, that twenty-three year old William Lloyd Garrison, the famed abolitionist, made his first major public statement opposing slavery with his Address to the Colonization Society. This was also the site of the first public performance of the song, My Country, 'Tis of Thee (America) by Samuel Francis Smith on July 4, 1831.

The Old Granary Burial Ground of Boston next to the church contains the graves of John Hancock, Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine, James Otis, the parents of Benjamin Franklin, and those of the Boston Massacre as well as many other noted individuals. This famed and historic cemetery was founded in 1660. The tall white tombstone at the back, to the right of center, is that of John Hancock. The tall, white, pyramid shape tombstone toward the right edge is that of the parents of Benjamin Franklin. Just to the right of the entrance are the graves of the victims of the Boston Massacre.

This photo was created by Detroit Publishing Co., circa 1904.

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