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"The Old South Meeting House is claimed to be the second oldest establishment existent in the United States."

It is not even the second oldest church in Massachusetts -- see

• Old Ship Church
• St. Michael's Church (Marblehead, Massachusetts)

. . Jim - Jameslwoodward ( talk to me • contribs) 12:48, 23 February 2012 (UTC) reply

Another wiki claims (without citation) the church was saved by a citizens brigade using wet blankets. Is this true? It would make a great detail to add if it is, but I couldn't verify it.-- Skintigh ( talk) 17:13, 4 January 2013 (UTC) reply