Memorial Day Weekend Event
This Memorial Day Weekend, visit the second oldest burial ground in Salem, Massachusetts. Founded in 1655, Broad Street Cemetery has 70+ Revolutionary War veterans buried within its 2.69 acres, including...
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Broad Street Cemetery 3-5 Broad Street, Salem, MA, United States +1 more
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Rededication of Andover’s Rev Park
Rev Park School & Central Streets, Andover, MA, United StatesJoin us for the re-dedication of the park created for the Bicentennial in 1976. Names will be read of the Andover veterans who died during the Revolutionary War. A new...
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Captain James Mugford, an early Revolutionary War Martyr in 1776
Abbot Public Library 3 Brook Road, Marblehead, MA, United StatesOn his 27th birthday in May 1776 (May 19th), Captain James Mugford became an early Revolutionary War hero and martyr, killed in combat by the British in retaliation for...
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Outdoor Walking Tour about Glover Family Houses in Marblehead
Abbot Hall 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesThe last two weekends in May, this walking tour takes you past the homes of the four Glover brothers and their families (exteriors only), and features relevant and poignant quotes...
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Outdoor Walking Tour about Glover Family Houses in Marblehead
Abbot Hall 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesThe last two weekends in May, this walking tour takes you past the homes of the four Glover brothers and their families (exteriors only), and features relevant and poignant quotes...
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Outdoor Walking Tour about Glover Family Houses in Marblehead
Abbot Hall 188 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United StatesThe last two weekends in May, this walking tour takes you past the homes of the four Glover brothers and their families (exteriors only), and features relevant and poignant quotes...
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“The Spirit of Privateering Prevails Here”: Essex County’s Revolutionary War at Sea
Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United StatesWe all learn about the land battles that began the American Revolution, but less is known about the merchants and mariners who risked their livelihoods and lives to take the...
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Captain Samuel Russell Trevett, Artillery Commander at Bunker Hill 1776
Abbot Public Library 3 Brook Road, Marblehead, MA, United StatesThe Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775, up above Charlestown, just north of Boston, early in the war, is famous for several reasons. The battle, the Revolutionary War’s...
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The Battle of Gloucester Reenactment
Stage Fort Park 24 Hough Ave, Gloucester, MA, United StatesThe Battle of Gloucester On a summer day in 1775, the British warship HMS Falcon sailed into Gloucester Harbor in pursuit of two colonial schooners. What followed became one of...
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March to Revolution: Lesser Known Stories from 1775-1776 with Dr. Abby Chandler
North Andover Historical Society 800 Massachusetts Ave, North Andover, MA, United StatesThe Battles of Lexington and Concord are well known as "the shot heard round the world" but have you ever heard of the Battle of Moore's Creek? Or the Revolutionary...
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Abigail Adams: Legacy and Liberty
Rocky Hill Meeting House 4 Old Portsmouth Road, Amesbury, MA, United StatesCelebrate the spirit of independence with Abigail Adams: Liberty and Legacy at the historic Rocky Hill Meeting House! In this engaging performance, local actor Sheryl Faye brings to life one of America’s...
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Revolutionary Leader – Colonel John Glover & his Crucial Leadership in 1776
Abbot Public Library 3 Brook Road, Marblehead, MA, United StatesJohn Glover is justly the most famous and celebrated of Marblehead’s hundreds of Revolutionary servicemen due to his capable and resolute leadership of his intrepid and unflinching Continental Army regiment...
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