Boston By Foot Presents: Historic Roxbury
BOSTON, Mass., August 28, 2007 - Boston By Foot, Inc. announces its September Tour of The Month is a 90 minute walking tour of Historic Roxbury. This unique tour will be offered Sunday, September 30 at 2:00pm.
Roxbury
Settled by the Puritans in 1630, Roxbury was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Located at the remote end of the Boston neck, Roxbury was important for its agriculture and played a pivotal, yet often overlooked, role in the American Revolution that includes the Midnight Ride of William Dawes, Jr. With the 19th century came industry and immigrants making Roxbury home to a myriad of ethnic groups. More recently, Roxbury has been undergoing significant residential and commercial redevelopment.
Tour Route
The tour includes Fort Hill, Elliot Square, Roxbury Highlands and a park created by Frederick Law Olmsted, the prolific landscape architect whose work includes many college campuses and public parks, including Central Park in New York. Among many historical figures, the tour will also feature the neighborhood of William Lloyd Garrison, the prominent 19th century social reformer and founder of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator.
Tour Information
The 90 minute walking tour departs promptly September 30, 2:00pm, from outside the Roxbury Crossing T station on Tremont Street (Orange Line). Admission is $15 per person and reservations are not required. For further information and a free brochure, call Boston By Foot, 617-367-2345 or visit the Boston By Foot web site at www.bostonbyfoot.org.
About Boston By Foot
Boston By Foot is a non-profit organization founded in 1976 to promote public awareness of Boston's architectural and historical heritage through guided walking tours. Scheduled daily tours offered from May through October include the Freedom Trail, the North End, Beacon Hill and the Back Bay. Boston By Foot also offers custom tours throughout the year for corporate, educational, and private groups, on-site presentation lectures for schools and organizations, and special events highlighting a particular theme or neighborhood in Boston.
Over the past thirty years, Boston By Foot's trained and enthusiastic volunteer guides have explored Boston neighborhoods with over 210,000 visitors and residents.
For more information about Boston By Foot, call (617) 367-2345 or visit www.bostonbyfoot.org.
