- Boston National Historical Park
Infobox Protected area
name = Boston National Historical Park
iucn_category = V
caption =
locator_x = 268
locator_y = 46
location =Boston, Massachusetts , USA
nearest_city = Boston, MA
lat_degrees = 42
lat_minutes = 21
lat_seconds = 36
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71
long_minutes = 03
long_seconds = 23
long_direction = W
area = 43 acres (0.17 km²)
visitation_num = 1,992,242
visitation_year =2005
established =October 1 ,1974
governing_body =National Park Service The Boston National Historical Park is an association of sites that showcase
Boston 's role in theAmerican Revolution . It was designated a national park onOctober 1 ,1974 . Seven of the eight sites are connected by theFreedom 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.
* TheCharlestown Navy Yard (including the USS | Constitution) - The Navy Yard itself belongs to the Park Service, but the "Constitution" is still a commissionedU.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.
* TheOld North Church - Owned and operated by its parish.
* TheOld South Meeting House - Owned and operated by an independent organization founded to preserve it.
* The Old State House - Owned and operated by theBostonian Society since 1881.
* ThePaul Revere House - Owned and operated by thePaul Revere Memorial Association .External links
* [http://www.nps.gov/bost/ National Park Service web site for the park]
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