One of the latest offerings, from Liberty and Co. Many of them have themes tied to the historical events, locations and people of Boston’s past.
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Then we’ll close out the show with a quick look at the present and future of Boston Light on little Brewster Island.īut before I talk about the lighthouse tragedy, it’s time for a word from the sponsor of this week’s show, Liberty and Co’s unique products inspired by the American Revolution. We’ll also look at the founding father, who has moved to poetry by the tragedy, as well as the centuries long search for those lost verses by Ben Franklin and the 20th century hoax that got repeated his truth. To find out what happened that morning, we’re gonna look at what Boston Harbor was like before the construction of Boston Light, why Boston Harbor needed a lighthouse, how it got built and who was chosen as the first keeper. That cut short the lives of six people, including the first keeper of Boston Light and four members of his household. This week I’ll be talking about a tragedy that took place on Boston Harbor in November 1718. Welcome To Hub history, where we go far beyond the Freedom Trail to share our favorite stories from the history of Boston. This is closer to the appearance of the original Boston Light than the below, which I took from the Provincetown Fast Ferry on a very bad morning.
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Our header image is taken from this pre-Revolution Boston Harbor chart, showing Boston Light before it was burned by the Patriots, blown up by the British, and rebuilt after the war was over.Listener David is the 8th great-grandson of Increase Mather, and he shared our episode about Christmas in Boston.The section of the 1989 Coast Guard Authorization Act requiring a keeper at Boston Light.The Flying Santa is featured in Smithsonian magazine in 2019.AP report on finding the hoax poem in 1940.101 years later, Thomas C Leonard validates Hale’s finding that the Blackbeard ballad was authentic.Edward Everett Hale describes his successful search for the Blackbeard ballad and his disappointment in searching for the Lighthouse Tragedy.Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography contains comments on his Boston ballads.The Boston News Letter notes that the lighthouse was first lit on September 14, 1716.The 1715 Act For Building And Maintaining A Lighthouse Upon The Great Brewster (Called Beacon Island) At The Entrance Of The Harbour Of Boston.Report of a 1713 legislative committee on the need for a lighthouse.Sections of the Acts and Resolves from 1712 to 1717 related to building the lighthouse.Jasper Dankaerts’ 1680 visit to Boston Harbor.
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The Boston Tea Party was one of the first revolutionary acts, with disguised Bostonians dumping 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773. One of their latest offerings is a line of historically accurate coffee and tea by Oliver Pluff. This week’s podcast is sponsored by Liberty & Co, who sell unique products inspired by the American Revolution. Then we’ll close out the show with a quick look at the present and future of Boston Light on Little Brewster Island. We’ll also look at the founding father who was moved to poetry by the tragedy, as well as the centuries long search for Ben Franklin’s lost verses and a 20th century hoax that got repeated as truth. To find out what happened that morning, we’re going to look at what Boston Harbor was like before the construction of Boston Light, why Boston Harbor needed a lighthouse, how it got built, and who was chosen as the first keeper. In November 1718, a tragedy on Boston Harbor cut short the lives of six people, including the first keeper of Boston Light and four members of his household.