. Book of the Royal blue . SOUTH TERMINAL STATION. BOSTON Lodge Knights of Pythias from August4 to 15th. To fully appreciate Boston one must footit through the older portions of the city,where ancient landmarks are observable inall directions. The Old South Church,standing on the corner of ^\ ashington andMill streets, which was erected in 1730, ismost picturesque. In 1775 the Britishdragoons, who cared little for the sacred-ness of its walls, removed the pews andused the building as a riding school. Thechurch is now used as a museum and con-tains a rare collection of relics pertaining tothe e
. Book of the Royal blue . SOUTH TERMINAL STATION. BOSTON Lodge Knights of Pythias from August4 to 15th. To fully appreciate Boston one must footit through the older portions of the city,where ancient landmarks are observable inall directions. The Old South Church,standing on the corner of ^\ ashington andMill streets, which was erected in 1730, ismost picturesque. In 1775 the Britishdragoons, who cared little for the sacred-ness of its walls, removed the pews andused the building as a riding school. Thechurch is now used as a museum and con-tains a rare collection of relics pertaining tothe early history of New England. Almostopposite on Milk Street is the site of thebirthplace of Benjamin Franklin; while onthe opposite corner of Washington Street isthe Old Corner Book Store, used assuch since 1712, and which presents asplendid specimen of the dwelling house ofthat time. Kings Chapel at the head of SchoolStreet was built in 1749 and is still used forreligious services. The adjoining burial ground was the first
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