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Roxbury during Siege of Boston

Meetinghouse Hill Roxbury

This four-part curriculum is designed to introduce students to Roxbury’s role during the Siege of Boston. It relies on primary sources to allow students to work like young historians, discovering what can be learned from documents such as maps, diaries, letters, images, and tax valuation lists.

Curriculum Guide

Primary Sources

Did You Know?

King's Chapel

Next time they pass the plate at King's Chapel in Boston, give generously.  The steeple hasn't yet been completed.  They started working on it in 1749