Old North Memorial Garden

Old North Memorial Garden

Old North Church Freedom Trail Salem Street Boston, Massachusetts 02113

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About this Location

The Old North Church is a stop on the Freedom Trail. The Old North Church and Historic Site has multiple gardens on its campus as spaces for reflection, contemplation, and prayer.

The Old North Memorial Garden was designed and built by a group of volunteers in 2005 to commemorate those killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Two plaques for the garden’s Iraq–Afghanistan Memorial were unveiled in 2018; one describes the dog tags representing American service members killed during the wars, and the other is a bronze poppy wreath commemorating British and Commonwealth service members who died.

The Freedom Trail is a 2.5-mile-long path through Boston that passes by 16 locations significant to the history of the United States. Marked largely with brick, it winds from Boston Common in downtown Boston through the North End to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. Stops along the trail include simple explanatory ground markers, graveyards, notable churches and buildings, and a historic naval frigate. While most of the sites are free or suggest donations, the Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, and the Paul Revere House charge admission. The Freedom Trail is overseen by the City of Boston’s Freedom Trail Commission and is supported in part by grants from various nonprofits and foundations, private philanthropy, and Boston National Historical Park.

Features

  • Wheelchair accessible trail

  • Restrooms on site

  • Entrance fee

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Last updated January 13, 2024