Stories along Boston's Freedom Trail

Meet the radicals who rocked the Cradle of Liberty! Take a folk art style stroll along Boston's Freedom Trail in a print that reanimates Boston's Revolutionary past. The sights and sounds suggested by these Boston Freedom Trail posters will carry you back to colonial times.

At the Old State House a hush comes over the townsfolk gathered for the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence. Horses' hooves click along cobblestone lanes and a Quincy Market fruit vendor sings out praise for his wares. Follow Boston's Freedom Trail over to Paul Revere's house and the nearby Old North Church where two lit lanterns sent him on his midnight ride.

The frigate USS Constitution, known as 'Old Ironsides' for her impenetrable hull, majestically enters Boston Harbor under full sail. Near Faneuil Hall, colonists argue the issues of the day. Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ralph Waldo Emerson chat outside their publishing house, the Old Corner Bookstore. Louisa May Alcott sits reading nearby. Across the street stands the Old South Meetinghouse, where revolutionaries rejected British taxation. Under the lead of Samuel Adams and disguised as Indians, they tossed crates of English tea into the harbor. This event has since been called the Boston Tea Party. Over at the site of the first public school in America, listen for the happy voices of children at play.

Fun and fact-filled short histories of each of the buildings pictured in the Historic Boston poster can be found at the Learn More page. It's history without the homework!

You might also enjoy Marie's other primitive art prints of New England: Skating Party, When Lilacs Bloom and Catching Fireflies.

Explore American history along Boston's Freedom Trail in the comfort of your home. This wonderfully detailed print is full of stories about old Boston and conveys the spirit of the city when it was younger. The Historic Boston poster is perfect as country style decor because it brings a romantic sense of the past to the present. There's a child-like quality to Marie Fox's art and children particularly enjoy her animals and many small details. Looking at Marie's work is a visual scavenger hunt for young and old.

Framing the Historic Boston poster is really simple. Just pop it into a 20" x 24" ready-made frame and it's ready to hang in your country kitchen, child's bedroom or family room. It's a fun way to share your Boston trip with friends and to spark your children's interest in American history.

Find out why over 30,000 copies of this folk art print have sold to Bostonians and visitors from around the world!