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Boston Common

The Parkman Bandstand erected in 1912 sits in the foreground on Boston Common with a few of the buildings of Boston in the background. 6/26/2012 2:14:36 PM


Boston Common

Execution of Ann Hibbins on Boston Common for practicing witchcraft on June 19 1656.

Boston Common is considered the oldest park in the United States and dates back to 1634. Several historically interesting events have occurred in the park over the years. The British Regulars used it as an encampment during the Revolutionary War. It was also the site of public hangings until 1817. Mary Dyer, a Puritan, was hanged in 1660 for preaching Quakerism. On June 19th, 1656, Ann Hibbins was hung on Boston Commons for practicing witchcraft. In 1969, a Vietnam War protest drew more than 100,000 people. Martin Luther King Jr. and Pope John Paul II have presented speeches in the park and on August 31, 1967, Judy Garland gave her biggest concert ever on Boston Common. The park has a strict curfew because on August 27, 2007 two teenagers were struck with bullets from a gun fired in the park.

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Boston Common

Boston Common (also known as "the Common") is a central public park in Boston, Massachusetts. It is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "Boston Commons". The Boston Common consists of 50 acres (20 ha) of land bounded by Tremont Street, Park Street, Beacon Street, Charles Street, and Boylston Street. The Common is part of the Emerald Necklace of parks and parkways that extend from the Common south to Franklin Park in Roxbury. A visitors' center for all of Boston is located on the Tremont Street side of the park.

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