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New York in 1695. The map is roughly 90 degrees off of our convention, North being to the left instead of the top.

Here is a slightly later view.

Here is an image on New Amsterdam.

Fraunces Tavern was the scene of many a meeting among colonial leaders.



Here are some New Yorkers pulling down a royal stature, probably about 1776.

Now here is Boston in 1722.

Beacon Hill is much like it was in days of old. John Hancock lived near here. Ted Kennedy lives near her now.

Louisburg Square is another old neighborhood, named after the Battle of Louisburg in 1745 when the British provincial forces, mostly from Boston, defeated French forces On Cape Breton Island. The French fort controlled the entrance to the mouth of the St. Lawrence River. The battle was a costly one for the Bostonians, who were very much out of sorts when the British returned the fort to the French at the conclusion of the war, in 1748. If you want one of these townhouse, get out your checkbook. Houses here cost between $6 million and $20 million.John Kerry's house here is number 19.

Here is an illustration of an histoirc event in Boston in 1774.