Light Above, Silence Below | The Old North Church Crypt, Boston, MA

About this episode

This episode explores the crypt beneath Old North Church in Boston, revealing its history and the stories of those interred there.

Beneath one of America's most iconic landmarks lies a crypt holding more than 1,100 souls — and stories most visitors never hear. In this episode of The Grim, we descend beneath Old North Church in Boston's North End, past the lanterns and the legend, and into the underground tombs that have held the dead since 1732. Featured Stories Built in 1723 as Christ Church, Old North was Boston's second Anglican congregation — an outsider faith taking root in Puritan soil. Its Georgian architecture ec...

People in this episode

Host: Kristin Lopes

Topics covered

• crypts
• history
• Boston
• Old North Church
• cemeteries
• stories

Keywords

• Old North Church
• Boston
• crypt
• history
• cemetery
• 1732
• stories
• Georgian architecture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christ Church

Places: Old North Church, Boston

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