Boston Harborfest Redcoats Soldiers dressed in British Army Uniform reinact a key ceremony parade in front of The Old State House Boston Massachusetts
Boston Harborfest Redcoats Soldiers dressed in British Army Uniform reinact a key ceremony parade in front of The Old State House Boston Massachusetts. The Old State House, the oldest surviving public building in Boston, was built in 1713 to house the government offices of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It stands on the site of Boston's first Town House of 1657-8, which was destroyed by fire in 1711. As the center of civic, political, and business life, the Old State House was a natural meeting place for the exchange of economic and local news. A merchant's exchange occupied the first floor, and John Hancock and others rented warehouse space in the basement. The National Historic Sites Commission has called the Old State House one of the most important public buildings in Colonial America. In October of 1768 one thousand Redcoats landed at Long Wharf to occupy Boston. They came in response to growing unrest in Massachusetts, but their presence caused social friction in a town with fewer than 16,000 residents, who watched as the British army marched with insolent parade, drums beating, fifes playing, and colours flying.
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