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The Salutation Tavern, opened in 1662, stood on the northeast corner of Salutation and North Streets adjoining this Mall. It was the meeting place of the Committee of Safety, and the Boston Tea Party was planned there. There Samuel Adams, Josiah Quincy Jr., Joseph Warren, Paul Revere, John Adams, James Otis, and the North End ship caulkers urged the independence of America. The Green Dragon Tavern, called by Daniel Webster "The headquarters of the Revolution," stood on Union St. near Hanover. It was a meeting place of the patriots during the early years of the Revolution.
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