Bustling 'Beantown' 繁华的‘比敦’

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:23:36

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Boston skyline

A view of the Boston skyline. Founded on Sept. 17, 1630 by Puritan colonists from England on a peninsula called Shawmut by its original Native American inhabitants, it is one of the oldest and most culturally significant cities in the United States.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:23:56

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Faneuil Hall

Located near the waterfront and today's Government Center in Boston, Faneuil Hall, has been a marketplace and meeting hall since 1742. It was the site of several speeches by Samuel Adams, James Otis and others encouraging independence from Great Britain, and is now part of Boston National Historical Park and a well-known stop on the Freedom Trail. It is sometimes known as "The Cradle of Liberty."

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:24:40

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Get your clam chowder!

Clam chowder and other seafood dishes fill the bars and tables of popular eateries like the Union Oyster House, established in 1826.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:25:06

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Paul Revere statue and Old North Church

This Paul Revere Statue in North End, Boston was made by Cyrus Dallin and unveiled on Sept. 22, 1940. In the background the Old North Church, officially called Christ Church, is the location of the famed "one if by land, and two if by sea" phrase related to Paul Revere's midnight ride on April 18, 1775 that preceded the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:25:27

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Old Granary Burying Ground

A marker, part of which reads "Paul Revere buried in this ground," is seen on the fence at the Old Granary Burying Ground in Boston. Founded in 1660, the Granary Burying Ground on Tremont Street is the city's third oldest cemetery, and serves as the final resting place for many notable Revolutionary War-era patriots, including three signers of the Declaration of Independence and many victims of the Boston Massacre.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:25:59

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Paul Revere House

The Paul Revere House (1680), was the colonial home of American patriot Paul Revere during the time of the American Revolution. It is now operated as a nonprofit museum by the Paul Revere Memorial Association.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:26:26

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Old Ironsides

USS Constitution, known as "Old Ironsides," is a wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy. Named after the United States Constitution, she is the oldest commissioned ship afloat in the world and is still in service in the U.S. Navy. The USS Constitution is one of the sites along the Freedom Trail and is part of Boston National Historical Park, better known as the Charlestown Navy Yard.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:27:00

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Bunker Hill Monument

The Bunker Hill Monument, commemorating the Battle of Bunker Hill, is the first public obelisk erected in the United States. The 221 foot granite obelisk was erected between 1827 and 1842 in Charlestown, Mass. with granite quarried in Quincy, Mass. and conveyed to the site by the first railway in the United States, built specially for that purpose. There are 294 steps to the top.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:27:28

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Boston Duck Tours

A red Boston Duck Tours boat cruises the Charles River with the city skyline in the background.

雪儿 · 发表于: 2011-5-21 13:28:08

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Fenway Park

Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sings the National Anthem before game one of the World Series between the Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals on Oct. 23, 2004 at Fenway Park.

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[2011年] Bustling 'Beantown' 繁华的‘比敦’