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Boston African American National Historic Site

Massachusetts

14 Beacon Street #401
Boston, MA 02108
United States

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The Boston African American National Historic Site comprises historic buildings, which document the black community in Boston before the Civil War, including its role in the abolition of slavery in America and the Underground Railroad. The Robert Gould Shaw and 54th Regiment Memorial is also interpreted. The memorial commemorates Col. Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first African American regiment to be recruited from the North to fight in the Civil War. The regiment was recruited, trained, and received political support from the Boston community.

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Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum
Boston, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Boston, MA (MA-28)
Boston, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Roxbury, MA (MA-27.5)
Roxbury, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Chelsea, Massachusetts (MA-11)
Chelsea, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Cambridge, MA (MA-27)
Cambridge, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Watertown, MA (MA-26)
Watertown, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Arlington, Massachusetts (MA-143)
Arlington, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Lynn, Massachusetts (MA-62)
Lynn, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Waltham, MA (MA-25)
Waltham, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Lexington, Massachusetts (MA-57)
Lexington, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Reading, Massachusetts (MA-65)
Reading, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Weston, MA (MA-24)
Weston, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Marblehead, Massachusetts (MA-75)
Marblehead, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Wayland, MA (MA-23)
Way, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Stonebridge Rd., Wayland, MA (MA-22)
Wayland, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Framingham, MA (MA-21)
Framingham, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Southborough, MA (MA-20)
Southborough, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Marlborough, MA (MA-19)
Marlborough, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Ipswich, Massachusetts (MA-46)
Ipswich, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Methuen, Massachusetts (MA-47)
Methuen, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Bolton, Massachusetts (MA-13)
Bolton, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Northborough, MA (MA-18)
Northborough, MA
Rev War  |  Museum
Custom House Maritime Museum
Newburyport, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Shrewsbury, MA (MA-17)
Shrewsbury, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Sterling, Massachusetts (MA-59)
Sterling, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker at West Boylston, Massachusetts (MA-84)
West Boylston, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Worcester, Massachusetts (MA-119)
Worcester, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Worcester, MA (MA-16)
Worcester, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Derry, New Hampshire (NH-30)
Derry, NH
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire (NH-127)
Hampton Falls, NH
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Leicester, MA (MA-15)
Leicester, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, North Hampton, New Hampshire (NH-85)
North Hampton, NH
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Charlton, Massachusetts (MA-64)
Charlton, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Greenland, New Hampshire (NH-33)
Greenland, NH
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Spencer, MA (MA-14)
Spencer, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Portsmouth, New Hampshire (NH-38)
Portsmouth, NH
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Durham, New Hampshire (NH-71)
Durham, NH
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Brookfield, MA (MA-13)
Brookfield, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Sturbridge, Massachusetts (MA-103)
Sturbridge, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Pembroke, New Hampshire (NH-39)
Pembroke, NH
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Brookfield, MA (MA-12)
Brookfield, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Northwood, New Hampshire (NH-024)
Northwood, NH
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Dover, New Hampshire (NH-86)
Dover, NH
Museum
Naval War College Museum
Newport, RI
Museum
Gilbert Stuart Museum
Saunderstown, RI
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Lafayette Tour Marker, South Berwick, Maine (ME-152)
South Berwick, ME
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Conanicut Battery
Jamestown, RI
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Concord, New Hampshire (NH-56)
Concord, NH
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Hopkinton, New Hampshire (NH-27)
Hopkinton, NH
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Palmer, MA (MA-11)
Palmer, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Stafford Springs, Connecticut (CT-102)
Stafford Springs, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Wilbraham, MA (MA-10)
Wilbraham, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Warner, New Hampshire (NH-61)
Warner, NH
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Tolland, Connecticut (CT-12)
Tolland, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Norwich, Connecticut
Norwich, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Rockville, Connecticut (CT-78)
Vernon Rockville, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Springfield, MA (MA-9)
Springfield, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Northampton, Massachusetts (MA-169)
Northampson, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at West Springfield, MA (MA-8)
West Springfield, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Biddeford, Maine (ME-67)
Museum
U.S. Coast Guard Museum
New London, CT
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Fort Griswold Battlefield State Park
Groton, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Westfield, MA (MA-7)
Westfield, MA
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Fort Trumbull State Park
New London, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Newport, New Hampshire (NH-14)
Newport, NH
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Lafayette Tour Marker, East Hartford, Connecticut (CT-145)
East Hartford, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Hartford, Connecticut (CT-35)
Hartford, CT
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Russell, MA (MA-6)
Russell, MA
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Henry Knox Trail Marker at Blandford, MA (MA-5)
Blandford, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Claremont, New Hampshire (NH-22)
Claremont, NH
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Cromwell, Connecticut (CT-116)
Cromwell, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Old Lyme, Connecticut (CT-45)
Old Lyme, CT
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Lafayette Tour Marker at Worthington, Massachusetts (MA-170)
Worthington, MA
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Lafayette Tour Marker, Middletown, Connecticut (CT-151)
Middletown, CT
Fort
Fort Preble
South Portland, ME
Fort
Fort Scammel
Portland, ME