Massachusetts Teacher Socks
Description: Located on Union Street in Boston's North End, the Green Dragon Tavern was a hotbed of activity in pre-revolutionary Boston. In 1764, the tavern was sold to the St. Andrew's Lodge of Freemasons. The tavern's "Long Room" was used by several clubs and caucuses for private and public meetings. Consider what was planned in that room...Historians have come to refer to the famed spot as the "Headquarters of the Revolution."
Description: 19th century print depicting Dr. Joseph Warren, newly commissioned as a Major General, standing on the redoubt walls during the Battle of Bunker Hill. Warren was deeply involved in patriotic organizations in Colonial Massachusetts as a member of the first three Provincial Congresses and a member of the Massachusetts Committee of Public Safety. He sent William Dawes and Paul Revere on their " Midnight Ride ", was involved with the battle of Lexington and Concord and arrived at Bunker Hill volunteering to fight as a private. Warren was offered the role as commanding officer during the fight which he declined. He died during the last part of battle at the age of 34.
Description: Located on Union Street in Boston's North End, the Green Dragon Tavern was a hotbed of activity in pre-revolutionary Boston. In 1764, the tavern was sold to the St. Andrew's Lodge of Freemasons. The tavern's "Long Room" was used by several clubs and caucuses for private and public meetings. Consider what was planned in that room...Historians have come to refer to the famed spot as the "Headquarters of the Revolution."
Description: Joseph Warren is one of America's forgotten Founding Fathers. Joseph Warren was an American physician who played a leading role in Patriot organizations in Boston during the early days of the American Revolution, eventually serving as President of the revolutionary Massachusetts Provincial Congress. He was instrumental in inspiring colonists to pressure Great Britain for stronger protection of their liberties, and when that didn't work, to consider fighting for them...
