Joseph Warren Tapestries

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...

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: On March 5, British Soldiers of the 29th Regiment fired on Boston locals, an incident known almost immediately after as the "Bloody Massacre" or "Boston Massacre."

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: The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The act, which imposed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British Empire was deep in debt from the Seven Years' War.

Description: Located on Union Street in Boston's North End, the Green Dragon Tavern was a hotbed of activity in pre-revolutionary Boston. In 1766, the tavern was sold to the St. Andrew's Lodge of Freemasons. The basement tavern was used by several secret groups and became known by historians as the "Headquarters of the Revolution". The Sons of Liberty, Boston Committee of Correspondence, and the Boston Caucus each met there. The Boston Tea Party was planned there, and Paul Revere (a Mason) was sent from there to Lexington on his famous ride. White, Transparent Background

Description: Ben Franklin's "Join, or Die" on top of Paul Revere's "Horrid Massacre..."

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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." White, Transparent Background

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."