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First Flag Raising at Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill Park 68 Munroe Street, Somerville, MA, United States

Commemorating a milestone of the American Revolution, January 1, 1776, when General Washington raised a new American flag over the highest point of the American fortifications surrounding the then-occupied City of Boston. Featuring a procession from City Hall in Somerville to Prospect Hill Park, followed by an hour-long program of activities.   Event Website: https://www.somervillemuseum.org/calendar-events

Red Coat March to North Bridge

Join us as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of “Leslie’s Retreat,” a pivotal moment that marked Salem’s first stand against British authority and helped spark the American Revolution. On February 26, 1775, just weeks before the shots at Lexington and Concord, Salem witnessed what could have been the first battle of the American Revolution. When […]

Free

Patriots’ Day on Lynnfield Common

10:00 am Children’s Workshop in the Meeting House Hat making. Children (and others) will make paper tri-cornered hats and be given a “Capt. Bancroft’s Company” flag. Demonstrations by reenactors during this time. 11:15 am Martin Herrick’s Arrival, bringing word of the British Regulars; advance on Lexington Outdoors on the Common and Stage EMCEE begins program […]

Free