Person · 1723

Crispus Attucks

Sailor of African and Wampanoag descent (c. 1723–1770), first to die at the Boston Massacre — remembered as the first casualty of the American Revolution. Buried with the other victims in the Granary.

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Why it matters

One of the oldest things still standing in the region — dated to 1723, and tied to 3 other entities across four centuries of the city’s record.

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Living object

Now, then, future

Every object is temporal: what it feels like now, what it used to mean, and what it can become next.

Now

busy but readable. Best now: one good detour.

Then

1591: Midwife and theologian (1591–1643) whose weekly meetings challenged Boston’s ministers; tried for heresy and banished in 1638 — the colony’s founding argument about conscience and authority.

Future

2026: America’s 250th — July 4, 2026.

Current modegolden hour

Historical echoAnne Hutchinson

Connected eventBoston 400 — The Quadricentennial (2030)

Pulse

How it feels right now

Current energybusy but readable

Best nowone good detour

Best timegolden hour

historicserendipitous

Rain scoreexcellent

Indoor escapes within a few blocks.

Laptop friendlinessdecent

Coffee, libraries, bookstores, and campus edges.

Student presencehigh

How strongly the nearby graph reads as campus life.

Tourist pressurelow

Fame, landmark pull, and visitor-facing assets.

Historic densitystrong

Older records and historical edges around this object.

Serendipityhigh

Different kinds of things hiding within a short walk.

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Routes with a point of view

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What should I see next?

Chosen moves from here

01The right next stopGranary Burying GroundClose enough to feel spontaneous, different enough to change the texture of the visit.5 min walk 02Pull this threadBoston Massacre (1770)first to fall.Historical event 03Hidden in plain sightBoston MuseumA quieter stop nearby that rewards a second look.Museum / Cultural 04Same story, different centuryOld North ChurchA time jump that keeps the civic argument going.Building / Landmark 05Follow “Black History Boston”African Meeting HouseThe Black Heritage Trail and beyond — a century-long fight to make the first revolution’s words true. From the oldest Black church building in America to the regiment that marched to war, the people and places of abolitionist Boston.Building / Landmark

The editor's hand

Human recommendations

The Civic Graph Editorial DeskEditorial standardLook for the older layer before you move on. This object is connected to more than its facade suggests.Old North Church →

Civic memory

What this meant before

17231723Crispus Attucks enters the civic record here.1770Boston Massacre (1770)On March 5, 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd outside the Old State House, killing five — including Crispus Attucks, often called the first casualty of the Revolution.1660Granary Burying GroundThe 1660 burying ground holding Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock, and the victims of the Boston Massacre — roughly 5,000 burials beneath 2,300 markers.

Established: 1723
Graph connections: 3

In the graph 3 relationships — first-class data, not links

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Historically related

Boston Massacre (1770)first to fall

Associated with

Granary Burying Groundburied with the victims

Located in

Boston

Nearby what sits within a few minutes’ walk

Building / Landmark · 1 min walk

Old State House

Historical event · 1 min walk

Boston Massacre (1770)

Historical event · 1 min walk

Boston Hears the Declaration (1776)

Historical context

Boston Massacre (1770)1770 Boston Hears the Declaration (1776)1776 America’s 250th — July 4, 20262026 First American Newspaper (1704)1704

An unexpected connection

Crispus Attucks is linked, through the graph, to Granary Burying Ground — building / landmark, 5 min walk away. The kind of thread you only find by following the connections.

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NearbyA few minutes’ walk away

Old State HouseBuilding / Landmark Boston Massacre (1770)Historical event Boston Hears the Declaration (1776)Historical event America’s 250th — July 4, 2026Recurring event First American Newspaper (1704)Historical event

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✓Source qualityBest source is primary / institutional

✓Independent corroboration2 sources

✓Human-reviewedEditorially verified

✓Institutional backingCites a primary or institutional source

✓Record completeness80% of canonical fields present

Sources, by tier

Mass. Historical Society Primary / institutional

NPS Primary / institutional

Graph scores — our north star is relationship density, not page count

Relationship density35

3 connections

Record coverage66

metadata completeness

Graph authority30

centrality + reach + trust

Schema.org JSON-LD — what answer engines read

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