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Name: "Behold, The Guns Were Gone:" ~250th commemoration of stolen cannon and political turmoil in September 1774.
Start: 2024-09-14T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-14T17:00:00-04:00
Location: North Bridge Visitor Center (Concord) and Minute Man Visitor Center (Lexington)

"Behold, The Guns Were Gone:" ~250th commemoration of stolen cannon and political turmoil in September 1774.

When

9/14/24 10:00 am to 5:00 pm EDT

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Website: https://www.nps.gov/mima/planyourvisit/special-event.htm

Location: North Bridge Visitor Center (Concord) and Minute Man Visitor Center (Lexington)

Event Description

Join us for a special 250^th commemoration of the infamous Powder Alarm and patriot militia stealing four brass cannon from the British garrison in Boston on September 14/16, 1774. Enjoy a day of lectures, artillery firing demonstrations, and interactive ranger programs focused around cannons and the politics of 1774. Today, Minute Man National Historical Park proudly displays the original “Hancock” 3pdr cannon in our North Bridge Visitor Center. This cannon was one of four recovered by Patriots from British controlled Boston in September 1774 and smuggled to Concord in early 1775. The day will include a keynote lecture from Historian John Bell about September 1774 and the importance of those stolen cannon in igniting the American Revolution.

https://www.nps.gov/mima/planyourvisit/special-event.htm

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KEYWORDS american revolution , cannon , national park service , powder alarm

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