Built in 1761 by the Tories, it was used by the Provincial troops as a barracks during the siege of Boston and the lead pipe’s of the organ were melted for bullets. Washington attended services here New Year’s Eve 1775. We pass from the Church yard to the Old Burying Ground which contains the bodies of numerous Colonial people. At the edge of the cemetery we find an old granite milestone which bears the inscription “Boston 8 miles 1734.”
Entering our car we swing left around the Common following the traffic arrows and pass
Harvard University
This is the oldest and in many ways the most distinguished school of learning in the United States. Built in 1636. However, this priority is oftentimes disputed as William and Mary College in Virginia claims its date of charter to be 1617. In order to visit Harvard you should set aside a whole day. Secure a guide by applying to Room L in University Hall, and everything of interest will be included in this day’s adventure. Today let us continue by turning right on Kirkland Street, passing the Harvard Law School on our left and Memorial Hall on our right. Turn left at Oxford Street. That big building on your right is the University Museum. Here is located the Agassiz Museum of glass flowers, and even if we must hurry, let us stop and view this unique collection. After our visit we continue to Everett Street where we turn left, passing the huge tennis courts on our left and continue to Massachusetts Avenue where we turn right.
DUDLEY MEMORIAL GATEWAY—HARVARD
We are now on the famous course over which the British passed on their way to Lexington and Concord, April 18, 1775. We shall follow Massachusetts Avenue clear through to Concord. After passing through Cambridge and North Cambridge, the first town we come to is
Arlington
Here at the corner of Pleasant and Massachusetts Avenue occurred a minor skirmish when Colonists attacked a British Commissary. Next we come to Jason Street on which stands