Benjamin Franklin Statue
Benjamin Franklin Statue is a monument Downtown Boston Boston located in United States.
45 School St Boston , MA 02108 United States
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The original school building was torn down in the mid-1700s; today, an 1856 statue by Richard Saltonstall Greenough of Franklin (who dropped out of Boston Latin ) marks that location.
Born in Boston, studied an dropped out in Boston Latin , and adopted as resident in Philadelphia where he move to at the age of 17. This is Benjamin Franklin.
City 's 1st portrait statue , Benjamin Franklin. In 1781 while serving as US Ambassador to France he drafted a letter to European academia encouraging a study of farts. More info in blog.<LINK> Read more
Most famous high school dropout!
He fell over, he's no longer there.
Adorei e adoro essa cidade ! No verão então, é maravilhosa!!! Mas também, vale à pena uma visita no inverno ! Boston é magnífica. E o local da Benjamin Franklin Statue é bucólico
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Founded in 1635, Boston Latin is now the oldest public school in America. Four signers of the Declaration of Independence studied here, including John Hancock and Samuel Adams. (From Aerial America) - Smithsonian Channel
It's eerie to stand there. We took the National Parks Service tour and it was great. The costumed tours tell you the folk legends. The NPS tells you the facts. Their guides have history backgrounds. - Kevin
Great museum to visit to understand the importance of free speech and how that very notion led to many protests/movements that shaped Boston and the United States. - Guy
Come hungry because it is now a Chipotle. No more books. :( - Kelly Woodard
Category Landmarks and Outdoors » Monument
Place United States » Massachusetts » Suffolk County » Boston » Downtown Boston