Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Melon's 10 New England Answers

1 USS Constitution, cannon balls bounced off her oak (Southern Live) planking so it was nicknamed Old Ironsides, undefeated in 40 battles, built in 1797 and is still a US Navy ship out to sea once a year (4th of July of course).

2 The Boston Massacre -- yes, the one that Samuel Adams helped provoke and that John Adams defended the regular army boys implicated.  You can see that the news (although old) distressed Shauna).

3 Stockbridge, MA -- There is a winter painting by Rockwell which made it famous (and he lived near too).

4 Yale

5 Mark Twain

6 Minutemen

7 Hayley!

8 Buckman's Tavern along Battle Road.  Revere and Dawes galloped by here warning that the "regulars" were coming.  And they came and were ambushed by minutemen colonists.

9 Boston Temple

10 Paul Revere lived here.  It is the most original place in Boston with materials still dating back to 1690.

1 comment:

Myrle Dalton said...

Sounds like a good time was had by all. Waiting for some pictures