History at Sunset: The Siege, or Ruin and Back Again, Life in 1776 Boston

Thu Aug 06 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm UTC-04:00

1 Faneuil Hall Sq | Boston

National Parks of Boston
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History at Sunset: The Siege, or Ruin and Back Again, Life in 1776 Boston
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About this Event

When the sun set on June 17, 1775, General Thomas Gage held the heights outside Charlestown at the cost of roughly 1,000 British casualties. Charlestown lay in ruins, and Boston remained a city under siege. Nine months later British soldiers evacuated Boston as General George Washington and the new Continental Army entered Boston victorious.

This 90-minute walking tour explores how everyday colonists navigated uncertainty and hardship under occupation and rebuilt their lives after the siege ended in March 1776.


The tour will begin in the Find Your Park Space in the basement of Fanueil Hall and will cover approximately 1.5 miles over uneven surfaces, moderate hills, and cross multiple intersections in a highly populated urban area.

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1 Faneuil Hall Sq, 1 Faneuil Hall Square, Boston, United States

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