Beacon Hill | History’s Footsteps
Here’s a walking tour for your next trip to Boston. It’s full of brick buildings, cobble-stoned paths, and surprising history. See a “Wicked Big Picture” of Beacon Hill. Read one historian’s search for her ancestors and the little-known history of slaves in Portsmouth.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! Email(Required) Subscribe Follow more […]
By Yankee Magazine|May 12 2008|
The Lewis and Harriet Hayden House on Phillips Street (Southac Street at the time) was a haven for fugitive slaves in the 10 years before the Civil War.
Credit: Robbins, Heath
Credit: Robbins, Heath
Here’s a walking tour for your next trip to Boston. It’s full of brick buildings, cobble-stoned paths, and surprising history.
See a “Wicked Big Picture” of Beacon Hill.
Read one historian’s search for her ancestors and the little-known history of slaves in Portsmouth.
Follow more of history’s footsteps at these black heritage trails and historic resources.
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