Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around .. . re. In 1759 the army of Lord Amherst en- PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS FOR THE PEOPLE. 49 camped here previous to the march to Canada. In 1775-76 theCommon was a fortified camp, with batteries and 1,700 Britishsoldiers. Rochambeaus army was assembled here, and Wash-ingtons soldiers were also paraded and quartered on the Com-mon after the siege of Boston. From the first settlement of thetown all important celebrations, parades and festivities were held t^Mdh. •m9»«*.4«r*. ?^ ts -f^;iStn^1^»^^^^^ REVIEW ON THE COMMON OF THE BOSTONSCHOOL BOYS PAR
Pictorial guide to Boston and the country around .. . re. In 1759 the army of Lord Amherst en- PARKS AND PLEASURE GROUNDS FOR THE PEOPLE. 49 camped here previous to the march to Canada. In 1775-76 theCommon was a fortified camp, with batteries and 1,700 Britishsoldiers. Rochambeaus army was assembled here, and Wash-ingtons soldiers were also paraded and quartered on the Com-mon after the siege of Boston. From the first settlement of thetown all important celebrations, parades and festivities were held t^Mdh. •m9»«*.4«r*. ?^ ts -f^;iStn^1^»^^^^^ REVIEW ON THE COMMON OF THE BOSTONSCHOOL BOYS PARADE. here. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company keep upthe old-time custom, and once a year, at least, make the parade-ground resplendent with the pomp and glitter of their Americans of the present also contribute to the functionshere celebrated, and the schoolboys annual parade is a sightnot to be forgotten. In summer, what is known as theCharles Street Mall is given over to the children as a play- 50 GUIDE TO EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, IN PUBLIC GARDEN. By Thomas Ball. ground. Here also onSundaj^s are held theoutdoor meetings of va-rious religious and otheritinerants, and the scat-tered groups of open-mouthed listeners offermany a study in interest-ing human nature. TheCommon contains theGardner Brewer Foun-tain and several otherdrinking fountains, someof which are suppliedwith ice during the sum-mer. Of the monuments,the more noteworthy arethe Soldiers and SailorsMonument, erected 1871-1877 from Martin Mil-mores design. It is onthe summit of FlagstaffHill. The inscription,written by PresidentEliot, of Harvard, reads: To the Men of Boston WhoDied for Their Country onLand and Sea in the WarWhich Kept the UnionWhole, Destroyed Slavery,and Maintained the Consti-tution, the Grateful City HasBuilt This Monument thatTheir Example May Speakto Coming Generations. which commemorates thenear the Tremont Street The monument by Robert Kr
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