This will gain access to the Railroad HQ.Īt the far wall of the atrium, opposite the passage leading down to the crypt, there is a small staircase with a door to the Old North Church steeple. The arrow points to a letter and one can activate letters in a certain order to gain entrance to the Railroad (by spelling 'railroad' on the wheel) as part of the quest Road to Freedom. The phrase "The Freedom Trail - Boston" is on a turnable wheel with an arrow on the center. The basement tunnel has a golden Freedom Trail seal on the wall. Thus inspiring Longfellow’s famous verse "One if by land, two if by sea." The battles of Lexington and Concord that followed would start the American Revolution. Using a plan devised by Paul Revere, Robert Newman climbed to the top of this church and lit two lanterns to alert patriots that the Redcoats were coming up the Charles River. On the night of April 18, 1775, Lieutenant Colonel Smith marched with 700 British soldiers to Concord on a mission to disarm the rebels. Its 191-foot-tall steeple also makes it the tallest church in Boston. “ Built in 1723, the Old North Church is the oldest standing church in Boston.
It also has a fairly long basement tunnel, the crypt beneath the church, accessible to the right of the main door.Ī plaque can be found at the entrance that reads: The church has a large main floor consisting of an atrium with some broken collectors and two partially collapsed balconies, both reachable by stairs at the back, or a collapsed part near the front door to the right. Outside of the church is a monument to Paul Revere and Robert Newman, signifying the "midnight ride" of American Revolution history. The graves in its lower crypt include those of Major John Pitcairn and William Shippard.
Underneath is the secret headquarters of the synth-liberating Railroad, hidden in the catacombs beneath the historic site. In the 23rd century, the area has been overrun by ferals. Using a plan devised by Paul Revere, Robert Newman climbed to the top of this church and lit two lanterns to alert patriots that the Redcoats were coming up the Charles River, thus inspiring Longfellow's famous verse, "One if by land, two if by sea." The battles of Lexington and Concord that followed were the first of the American Revolutionary War.
On the night of April 18, 1775, British Lieutenant Colonel Smith marched with 700 British soldiers to Concord on a mission to disarm the rebels.
It is also the tallest church, its steeple reaching 191 feet. Built in 1723, the Old North Church is the oldest standing church in Boston.
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