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Boston Civil War & Abolitionists
Self-Guided Smartphone Tour 
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https://voicemap.me/tour/boston/the-civil-war-and-abolition-movement-a-boston-walking-tour​

                          Key Boston contributors to the Civil War

Learn how the city that ignited the American Revolution led the country in the fight to abolish  slavery, amend the Constitution and save the Union. Hear the stories of ;

                      John Wilkes Booth           John Brown                        John Coburn                     Susan & George Hillard
                      Harriet Tubman                 Wm Lloyd Garrison           Daniel Webster                Horace Mann
                      Boston Corbett                 Jefferson Davis                  Frederick Douglass          Sergeant Wm. H. Carney
                      John Jewitt                        Sen Charles Sumner        Hayden Lewis                    Col. Robert Gould Shaw
                      Rev Leonard Grimes        The Secret Six                   Wm & Ellen Craft              Louisa May Alcott           
                      Paul Joseph Revere         Edward H. Revere            Wm C. Nell                         Harriet Beecher Stowe                         
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  All  of the above were vital contributors to Boston's Civil War history.

 Enjoy the neighborhoods of Boston during a  90 minute historic walk.
  • The Abolitionists rush to war (while you tour the architecture of Beacon Hill) 
  • The Congressional compromises of 1820, 1850 and 1854 and the three fugitive slave riots that ensued
  • The Old Corner Book Store
  • Parker House infamous Hotel guests
  • Tremont Temple; a witness to riots, emancipation and arson
  • The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial
  • Boston Common
  • The military history of the 6th, 9th, 20th and 28th, 54th, 55th and 5th Horse regiments
    • ​Paul Joseph Revere and Edward Hutchinson Robbins Revere grandsons of the famous express rider
  • The "dark side" of Beacon Hill
  • Holmes Alleyway on the Underground Railroad
  • Park Street Church
  • Louisburg Square and the home of Louisa May Alcott​​
 
For more information, call Mitch Lapin @ 781-591-2955 or email [email protected]​​
              Tours begin in front of of Faneuil Hall at 4 S. Market St, Boston, Mass. and finish 1.3 miles, 90 minutes later at the Boston Common.

Buying the tour
You can buy Walk the Boston, in Brass and Bronze audio tour for $9.99 from VoiceMap by clicking here. Just click on the price, and then follow the steps to create an account and pay for the tour. 

The VoiceMap audio tour app
We recommend using the VoiceMap app to do the tour. It gives you turn-by-turn directions, so you can focus on your surroundings, not the map on your screen, and it works offline, without a data connection. 

If you have an iPhone, you can get the app here. If you have an Android device, it's available through Google Play here.

If you've purchased the tour at the link provided, through VoiceMap's website, then follow these steps to download it to your device:

  1. Sign into the app using the same account you created when you purchased the tour from voicemap.me
  2. Select Account from the menu at the bottom of the screen and tap on Purchased
  3. Select Freedom Trail Audio Tour, from Boston Common to Granary Burial Ground and then tap on Download

You can also buy the tour in the VoiceMap app using your Apple App Store or Google Play accounts. Just select Boston from the list of destinations and then select our Freedom Trail tour.  

Starting the tour
Once you've downloaded the tour, you'll see a screen directing you to the starting point at Union Park on Congress Street.. Once you're there, just tap on Start Tour, then put your device away and let us guide you.

The tour covers about one and a half miles and ends in the historic Boston Common in the heart of historic Boston.

Support
If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. We can also be reached by phone at 781-591-2955.