Massachusetts & Boston History

A pathway within the Minute Man National Historic Park marks early skirmishes in the American Revolutionary War.

Accusations of witchcraft in Boston were soon followed by mass hysteria in Salem.

A walking path along the 2.5 mile Freedom Trail marks sites significant in the American colonists' fight for independence.

A route once traveled by Native Americans that runs parallel to Cape Cod's shore is now home to small artisan shops and inns.

Near the tip of the Cape sits a monument dedicated to the Pilgrim settlers.

In "Cry Innocent," spectatators get caught up in the frenzy of a witch trial, and then vote innocent or guilty.

Deerfield, a charming Western MA town today, had a violent beginning at the center of skirmishes between settlers and Native Americans.

George Washington set up headquarters in Cambridge while battling for control of Boston during the American Revolutionary War.