It was the site of the Boston Massacre in 1770, where five Bostonians were killed when British soldiers fired unordered shots. Now, nearly 250 years later, the Old State House is the perfect tourist attraction to soak up some of the history of the city.
NOTE: The above was published in a slideshow that featured the work from the students in my Reinventing the News class. My full article on the Old State House can be found here.
Brenda Pantano 