The slave quarters standing at 15 George Street is the only freestanding slave quarters north of the Mason-Dixon Line still existing in the United States.
EXCERPT: FROM ‘BLACK LIVES, NATIVE LANDS, WHITE WORLDS: A HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN NEW ENGLAND’
American Revolution
REVOLUTIONARY DINING: NEWTON EATS BY WAY OF A PAUL REVERE DESCENDANT
“We basically found out we were directly related to Paul Revere. We even have silverware, platters, etc., dating back to his day."
