Boston National Historical Park

Boston National Historical Park
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest city	Boston, MANearest city: Boston, MA
Coordinates	42°21′36″N 71°03′23″W / 42.36°N 71.05639°W / 42.36; -71.05639Coordinates: 42°21′36″N 71°03′23″W / 42.36°N 71.05639°W / 42.36; -71.05639
Area	43 acres (17 ha)
Established	October 1, 1974 Established: October 1, 1974
Visitors	1,992,242 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

The Boston National Historical Park is an association of sites that showcase Boston's role in the American Revolution. It was designated a national park on October 1, 1974. Seven of the eight sites are connected by the Freedom Trail, a walking tour of downtown Boston.

Several of the sites within the park are neither owned nor operated by the National Park Service, and operate through cooperative agreements established upon the park's creation.

The eight sites are as follows:

• The Bunker Hill Monument - directly owned and operated by the NPS.
• The Charlestown Navy Yard (including the USS Constitution) - The Navy Yard itself belongs to the Park Service, but the Constitution is still a commissioned U.S. Navy warship.
• Dorchester Heights - directly owned and operated by the NPS.
• Faneuil Hall - Owned and operated by the City of Boston, and interpreted by National Park Rangers.
• The Old North Church - Owned and operated by its parish.
• The Old South Meeting House - Owned and operated by an independent organization founded to preserve it.
• The Old State House - Owned and operated by the Bostonian Society since 1881.
• The Paul Revere House - Owned and operated by the Paul Revere Memorial Association.

External links

• National Park Service website for the park
• National Park Service Salem, Massachusetts website
• Freedom Trail Foundation - official website of the Freedom Trail

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