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The most conspicuous item about the church, of course, is that from its tower were hung the signal lanterns of Paul Revere, destined to shine imperishably down the ever lengthening aisles of American history. THE MOST CONSPICUOUS ITEM ABOUT THE CHURCH OF COURSE IS THAT FROM ITS TOWER WERE HUNG THE SIGNAL LANTERNS OF PAUL REVERE DESTINED TO SHINE IMPERISHABLY DOWN THE EVER LENGTHENING AISLES OF AMERICAN HISTORY
ed routine is here, and near it the new Custom House rears its tower four hundred and ninety-eight feet above the sidewalk, a beacon from both land and sea. The North End of Boston has not fared as well as the South End. The sons of Abraham and immigrants from Italy have appropriated the streets, dwellings, churches, and shops of the entire region, and even Christ Church (the famous Old North Church) has a Chiesa Italiana on its grounds. There are many touches to stir the memory in this Old North Church. The chime of eight bells naïvely stating, "We are the first ring of bells cast for the British Empire in North America"; the pew with the inscription that is set apart for the use of the "Gentlemen of Bay of Honduras"--visiting merchants who contributed the spire to the church in 1740; vaults beneath the church, forbidden now to visitors, where lie the bones of many Revolutionary heroes; a unique collection of vellum-covered books, and a few highly precious pieces of ancient furniture. H HIS ENFORCED ROUTINE IS HERE AND NEAR IT THE NEW CUSTOM HOUSE REARS ITS TOWER FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT FEET ABOVE THE SIDEWALK A BEACON FROM BOTH LAND AND SEA THE NORTH END OF BOSTON HAS NOT FARED AS WELL AS THE SOUTH END THE SONS OF ABRAHAM AND IMMIGRANTS FROM ITALY HAVE APPROPRIATED THE STREETS DWELLINGS CHURCHES AND SHOPS OF THE ENTIRE REGION AND EVEN CHRIST CHURCH THE FAMOUS OLD NORTH CHURCH HAS A KISA ITALIANA ON ITS GROUNDS THERE ARE MANY TOUCHES TO STIR THE MEMORY IN THIS OLD NORTH CHURCH THE CHIME OF EIGHT BELLS NAIVELY STATING WE ARE THE FIRST RING OF BELLS CAST FOR THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN NORTH AMERICA THE PEW WITH THE INSCRIPTION THAT IS SET APART FOR THE USE OF THE GENTLEMEN OF THE BAY OF HONDORAS VISITING MERCHANTS WHO CONTRIBUTED THE SPIRE TO THE CHURCH IN SEVENTEEN FORTY VAULTS BENEATH THE CHURCH FORBIDDEN NOW TO VISITORS WHERE LIE THE BONES OF MANY REVOLUTIONARY HEROES A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF VELLUM COVERED BOOKS AND A FEW HIGHLY PRECIOUS PIECES OF ANCIENT FURNITURE
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