Old North Church & Historic Site

"This is Christ, or Old North, Church, where Paul Revere and the young sexton Robert Newman managed that night to signal the departure by water of the British regulars." Full review

"‘One if by land, Two if by sea…’ Everyone knows the line from Longfellow’s poem, Paul Revere’s Ride." Full review

"One if by land, two if by sea."

"On the evening of April 18, 1775, the sexton displayed two lanterns in the steeple to signal the departure of the British from Boston to Lexington by boat, thus prompting the ride of Paul Revere." Full review

"Freedom Trail attraction." Full review

"The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning. " Full review

"The oldest working bell set in North America, the bells at Old North Church sat silent for their first four years in Massachusetts. " Full review

"Originally called Christ Church in Boston, the city's oldest church was built in 1723, its design inspired by Sir Christopher Wren's London churches." Full review

"Earned its place in history during the Revolution...large bay windows and pulpit from which President Gerald Ford inaugurated the country's bicentenary are typical of New England colonial churches." Full review

"You won’t find the booty of the Knights Templar in the basement of the Old North Church, but there is a crypt here with thousands of bodies dating back to the 18th century." Full review