Boston Rambles

Boston Rambles

A Rambler Walks and Talks About the Hub of the Universe

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Framingham, Massachusetts.

Everybody Comes To Buck’s. Upper Boston Post Road #7 (UPBR#7) Alternate Route Entry #2. “We then asked him for the inns that were on the road between the house and Worcester, he recommended us two, one about nine miles from his house, a Mr. Buckminster’s….” Ensign Henry DeBerniere, in his report to General Gage, February… (read more)

Wayland, Massachusetts, #2.

Framingham Diversion. Upper Boston Post Road #6 (UPBR #6) Alternate Route Entry #1. “About 10 Mr. Gerry called me, and we rode to Framingham, where we dined. Coll. Buckminster after Dinner shewed us, the Train of Artillery brought down from Ticonderoga, by Coll. Knox.” Diary of John Adams, Thursday, January 25, 1776 Immediately upon entering… (read more)