Article: STEEPLE BATTLE INSPIRES FANS AFICIONADOS EXTOL RELIGIOUS VALUE, TOWERS' SIGNIFICANCE IN N.E. HISTORY

Try to find a travel article about New England that doesn't mention the soaring white steeples that punctuate small-town skylines. Try to imagine Boston history without the belfry of the Old North Church, where patriots hung two signal lanterns on April 18, 1775, warning that British troops were descending upon Lexington and Concord.

The Puritans who came to American shores seeking religious freedom built these towering spires as the most tangible, solid reminders that their community life centered on the church and that they believed all eyes should point heavenward.

"Let's call it theology in brick and mortar," said the Rev. James Field, director of the Office for Worship at the ...

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