Boston, MA, 02114 Sunday evening concerts are held here throughout the summer. The Mitchell House was named as one of the Top 10 Womens History sites in the country by USA Today. Mount Independence in Orwell, Vt., is one of the largest and least disturbed Revolutionary sites in America. The museum grounds host the 18th-century dwelling built by Edward Winslow. Boston, MA, 02116 The Marketplace is a treasure trove for shopping and dining in the Greek Revival-style Quincy Market filled with 45 international eateries and the flanking North and South Market buildings with 80 specialty shops. The Captain Jonathan Parker House, built in 1824, was home to a local schooner captains who made his trade in fishing and transportation up and down the seacoast. This itinerary starts in Boston, MA and ends in Williamsburg, Virginia, and hit highlights of American colonial and Revolutionary history. Lincoln, MA, 01773 150 Prospect Street A beautiful garden cemetery. In Concord, the Orchard House was the home of Louisa May Alcott and her family. The property contains historical maps, 18th- and 19th-century furniture, art, ceramics, and a 19th-century ornamental garden. American Revolution Round Table. Springfield, MA HIghfield Hall in Falmouth is a summer mansion built in 1878 and one of the few remaining examples in this region of Stick-style Queen Anne architecture. Phone: 617-482-6439, 115 Derby Street Museum shop. The starting point for the American Revolution happened here. Information: www.lasalette-shrine.org. Museum shop. The oldest extant fort of the original Massachusetts Bay Colony, located on the western side of Gloucester Harbor. Boston, MA, 02114 Benedict Arnold, by that time fighting for the British, burned New London and captured Fort Griswold as a diversion to keep George Washington from marching south to Yorktown, Virginia. The grounds included an apple orchard. With its dramatic front columns and majestic steeple, it's an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture. Boston, MA, 02114 These Forts And Battlefields Are Considered As Iconic Revolutionary War Sites In New England People interested in Revolutionary War history with a side of treason can head to Fort Griswold State Park in Groton, Connecticut. The real thing. Source: American Antiquarian Society While most colonial newspapers had circulations of between 500 and 1,000, the Massachusetts Spy had a circulation of 3,500 from subscribers throughout the thirteen colonies making it the most popular American newspaper at the time. Harwich Center, MA, 02645 Chesterwood is the country home, studio, and gardens of Americas foremost sculptor of public monuments, Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), creator of the Minute Man and Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial. The plantings are made up mostly of herbs that would be used in cooking and for medicinal purposes. ct.gov/deep/fortgriswold This 1768 Colonial Georgian mansion was built for a wealthy merchant and ship owner, and it exists now exactly as it did then. Phone: 978-682-3580, 11 Strawberry Lane (off Route 6A) The mansion is available for guided tours year-round. Holyoke, MA, 01040 Cotton's Regiment. Also near the Highland Lighthouse in North Truro, it is a classic example of a turn-of-the-century summer resort hotel. Phone: 617-631-1069. The wooden horses have real stirrups. Castle Hill hosts tours of the Great House, a July 4th celebration, concerts, and nature programs. Boston, MA, 02108 Phone: 978-369-3909, 310 Washington Street Phone: 508-746-0012, 139 Andover Street Western Massachusetts grew up well before the Revolutionary War, with settlements along the Connecticut River dating back to the 1600s. The 2.5-mile red brick line will lead you through the city and to sites such as Old South Meeting House, the Old State House, and Boston Common. President John Adams' birthplace, Quincy Buckman Tavern, Lexington militia headquarters Home of General John Glover, Brigadier General in the Continental Army Minuteman National Historical Park, tour the site of the Revolution's first battle Nantucket, MA, 02554 castine.me.us/history-of-castine, The blockhouse on U.S. Route 201, a mile south of Maines WinslowWaterville bridge, is all that remains of Fort Halifax. Built in 1809, this church features a trompe l'oeil interior. Quincy, MA, 02169 Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne lived here from 1842 to 1845. Phone: 617-674-9238, 88 Old Main Street At dawn they exchanged fire with militia on Lexington Green and at Concord's Old North Bridge. A detail-rich collection of more than 80,000 files from applications by officers and enlisted men who served in the Revolutionary War. Massachusetts is rich in history. He moved joined the smaller tenant farmhouse to the rear of the larger manor house. It is today a showcase of black community organization in the formative years of the new republic. Brandywine Battlefield - The largest engagement of the Revolutionary War was fought at Brandywine, just outside of Philadelphia, between the British army and George Washington's colonial forces.. The original part of this Greek Revival sea captain's house was built in 1740. The African Meeting House is the oldest black church edifice still standing in the United States. This headquarters of the minutemen also was one of Lexingtons busiest 18th-century taverns. Attleboro, MA, 02703 Boston, MA, 02109 This park allows visitors to experience this history, complete with a restored mill, multi-media exhibits, walking tours and summertime barge and trolley rides in the canal. war on Russia, are the biggest advocates of IMF austerity, and supported the Sinhalese-dominated Sri Lankan state in its three- decade-long civil war against the Tamil minority. Waltham, MA, 02452 April 1775 The First Day of the Revolutionary War Minute Man National Historical Park On April 19, 1775, the British marched on Concord, Massachusetts, to seize Patriot arms. Fort Mifflin was a military fort from the Revolutionary War through World War 2. Fort Mifflin - The only completely intact Revolutionary War battlefield - a few minutes from downtown Philadelphia Waynesboroug h - The Chester County birthplace and residence of Revolutionary War hero General Anthony Wayne Paoli Battlefield - The site that Washington's Army called The Paoli Massacre. The interior of this 1850 Greek Revival building is stunning, with pale blue walls, a brass chandelier hanging from a gilt ceiling rosette, and curved pews forming an amphitheater. The church was built in 1843. At this living history site, visitors can see the mills and boarding houses of one of the country's first planned industrial cities. Visitors will enjoy tours, exhibits and talks. The madness that was World War I resulted in the slaughter of over 15 million people. Stockbridge, MA, 01263 Phone: 413-298-3931, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue A significant historical month for this entry is June 1625. Surrounding the house are terraced stone walls of perennial beds. Washington Crossing Historic Park is a Pa. state park and is the site of Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware River during the Revolutionary War. Boston, MA, 02113 Phone: 617-523-1300, At Battleship Cove, 5 Water Street The average visit is 30-45 minutes depending on the time of year. Salem, MA, 01970 Beginning at the African Meeting House on Smith Court, this walking tour follows the history of the African-American community in 19th century Boston. Osterville, MA, 02655 That day, 4,622 militiamen from 37 Worcester County towns in Massachusetts marched to Main Street . For the best history of the prelude to April 19th and the consequences thereafter, I cannot recommend more highly the book, Paul Reveres Ride by David Hackett Fischer. Ocean Street and Gosnold streets This history documents Knox's precise route--dubbed the Henry Knox Trail--and chronicles the evolution of an ordinary Indian path . Phone: 617-635-7361, 52 Gore Street Phone: 508-746-2590, 46 Joy Street The remaining acreage is woodlands laced with hiking trails and foot paths leading to historical landmarks throughout the property. Transformed through farming and overgrowth for over a century, the former defense was preserved in 1911 when Stephen Pell of Fort Ticonderoga purchased the northern 113 acres of Mount Independence. Phone: 508-255-1798, 8 Memorial Street These buildings were at the center of a thriving 19th-century African American community on the island. Decorative arts from the 18th and 19th centuries include ceramics, silver, mirrors, clocks, and textiles. Tours are conducted. Phone: 508-369-6993. A replica of a grist mill built on this site in 1636 and used by the Pilgrims to grind corn for flour. Phone: 508-222-5410, Forest River Park, Shore Avenue There are few, if any, historic sites in Philadelphia that have as long and as storied a history as Fort Mifflin. Open to the public. Of particular interest it the carriage house, featuring a stagecoach, phaeton and brougham. Wikimedia Commons. Plymouth Rock commemorates the site where the Pilgrims first came ashore in 1620. Pittsfield, MA Visitors may explore more than 60 acres of meadow and woodland along three miles of trails. This Pilgrim home was built in 1677. Lowell, MA, 01852 Concord, MA, 01742 Today the house portrays both high-style living in the Federal era and the cycles of change in a dynamic urban neighborhood. Founded in 1804, the church is one of the stops on the Freedom Trail. Phone: 508-678-1100, 5 Littles Lane This is where the double-crossing Benedict Arnold led the 1781 massacre. The Regiment was authorized on April 23, 1775 in the Massachusetts State Troops as Cotton's Regiment. The Bread and Roses Festival on Labor Day is an annual highlight. Monument marks the site of the Bunker Hill skirmish, one of the first battles of the Revolutionary War, which took place on June 17, 1775. Fort Griswold, one of the most infamous Revolutionary War battlefields. The grounds feature a hidden turn-of-the-century Italian garden with perennial beds, statuary, and a reflecting pool. Phone: 413-743-7121, 19 Main Street Hudson, MA, 01749 Plymouth, MA Revolutionary War Battles in Massachusetts: Numerous skirmishes and battles took place in Massachusetts during the early years of the Revolutionary War before the British left Boston in 1776: Powder alarm in Somerville, Mass, September 1, 1774 Skirmish at North Bridge, Salem, Mass, February 26, 1775 Battle of Lexington, Mass, April 19, 1775 Phone: 15 Johnny Cake Hill These were the shots that started the American Revolutionary War. Charlestown, MA, 02129 Completed in 1910 to commemorate Provincetown as the first landing place of the Pilgrims. The 50 acre property has nature trails. This 28-room Greek Revival mansion was built for whaling merchant William Rotch, Jr. in 1834. The hard news: Youll need a lot of time to see everything! Provincetown, MA British troops camped on Boston Common prior to the Revolution and left from here to face Colonial resistance at Lexington and Concord in April, 1775. This is a story largely untold, unknown and under-appreciated. Phone: 617-523-3383, 34 Chestnut Street The family's experience represented and shaped important events in United States history. This location was built in 1830 and is supposed to have been described in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Boston, MA, 02210 Stockbridge, MA Modest in scale, the house was a revolutionary design. Founded as the first Anglican Church in America in 1754, this became the site of the country's first Unitarian church soon after the Revolution. 15 Lake Avenue Nantucket, MA Phone: 617-773-1177, 347 Stage Harbor Road Top. Phone: 617-720-1713, 1 Vestal Street Fort Ticonderoga | Ticonderoga, N.Y. Boyhood home of one of America's foremost 19th-century poets, the William Cullen Bryant Homestead is a National Historic Landmark. Part of the property granted to two of the Mayflower's most famous passengers, John and Priscilla Alden, visitors can tour the family home of their descendants and explore the nearby foundation of the couple's 17th century homesite. Phone: 617-277-3956, 280 Main Street Visitors who take the guided tour through the home, built in 1650, feel they are walking through the pages of Little Women.. Today, the mansion and its surrounding gardens and woods and walking paths are a warm and welcoming place of permanent and changing art exhibits, music and other cultural events, cooking and tasting activities, and fun outdoor explorations for kids. Lincoln, MA, 01773 This property preserves an excellent example of an 18th-century meeting house, particularly its interior. Phone: 508-970-5000, 14 High Road Phone: 978-369-9763. The property overlooks a snug harbor where a reproduction of The Mayflower is moored. Phone: 617-727-3676, 4 Winslow Street WASHINGTON Nearly 60 years after he was recommended for the nation's highest military award, retired Col. Paris Davis, one of the first Black officers to lead a Special Forces Tis country seat was a powerful force in the lives of five generations of the Codman family. Essex, MA Brigade of the American Revolution Bristol Train of Artillery British Brigade Brunswick Light Infantry Buckskins and Blackpowder Butlers Rangers "Campaign 1776" Computer Game Cannons Caywood Gunmakers Character Reenactor Sites Portray John Jay The Thomas Jefferson Hour Clothing Clearwater Hats Clothing - 1600s to 1890s Gore Place is the early 1800s estate of Massachusetts Governor Christopher Gore. Property of Historic New England. History fans can see reenactments of Revolutionary War battles and visit 19th-century towns like Old Sturbridge Village. Waltham, MA Springfield, MA -- A Site on a Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 20 SPRINGFIELD MASSACHUSETTS Springfield was a crossroad many times during the Revolutionary War: By General George Washington on June 30, 1775, on his way to take charge of the defense of Boston. Phone: 508-744-8815, 58 Tremont Street In this cemetery are the graves of architect Charles Bulfinch, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Winslow Homer, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, in a tranquil arboretum and garden-like setting. The starting point of the Freedom Trail, the large Boston Common is a beloved and legendary park, and the anchor for the Emerald Necklace, a system of connected parks through many Boston neighborhoods. Plymouth, MA Nantucket, MA, 02554 8 January 2013. These characters are fun and engaging for children of all ages (from 5 to 75!) Charles Bullfinch, a leading architect of the time, designed the building. Phone: 413-528-6888, Careswell and Webster streets They still have bullet holes. Jonathan Parker House, Bounded by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston streets, Williamsville Road, one mile south of Routes 183 and 102, Bedford Street (Route 62) near Monument Street, Edgartown, on Martha's Vineyard, MA, 02539, Tremont Street between Park and School Streets, Walk starts at Old State House, 206 Washington Street. The Battle of Bunker Hill site is a great place to add to your revolutionary war road trip itinerary. The house is noted as the place where Bronson's daughter, Louisa May Alcott, wrote and set her classic, "Little Women," in 1868 at a shelf desk her father built especially for her. Friendly costumed historians demonstrate the crafts and cooking of the time and are happy to answer questions, bringing to life history in all its glory. Phone: 119 Sandwich Street Phone: 617-876-0200, 29 York Street The Museum Store and Bookshop feature gifts, museum reproductions and books about early America and the decorative arts. The possibilities for a history-themed vacation trip are endless. Organized in spring 1775 at Roxbury to consist of ten companies from southern Plymouth County. My brother is huge Sox fan and has done the tour before, but he was still like a kid in a candy shop. Exhibits feature stocks and other equipment. The property includes a country house, landscaped grounds, and a complex of farm and estate buildings, manicured lawns, a walled garden, and a brick-edged garden. Historical talks are held daily in what has become known as the "Cradle of Liberty." Phone: 617-742-5415, 66 Clara Barton Road Lively and informative costumed characters travel the Trail during the summer. The Eastham Windmill is the oldest and last working gristmill on Cape Cod. Commemorates the millions of lives lost in Nazi concentration camps during World War II. Of course, theres Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower II on Plymouth Harbor, and the National Monument to the Forefathers across the street. Phone: 781-259-8098, Christiantown Road Phone: 617-894-2798, 290 Argilla Road Paradise for railroad enthusiasts features thousands of train models, restored train depots, railroad artifacts and a 1910 caboose. A .mass.gov website belongs to an official government organization in Massachusetts. Built in the 19th century this home had some famous residents: The Alcotts, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Margaret Sidney. The Concord Museum, at 53 Cambridge Turnpike, has a collection of artifacts used on the day the American Revolution began: Muskets, powder horns, flints, and of course, one of the two lanterns that Paul Revere had placed in the steeple of Boston's Old North Church to signal the patriots of the advance of the Redcoats. Walter Gropius, founder of the German design the Bauhaus, was among the most influential architects of the 20th century. Swampscott, MA Phone: 508-487-1310, 200 Main Street Visitors to the house may take a guided tour of the mansion, visit to Nathaniel Hawthorne's birth house (which was moved to this property), Kid's Cove, three-season gardens and a unique Museum Store. Eastham, MA Exploring historic Concord? The Pilgrim Hall Museum tells the story of the Pilgrims and indigenous native people, and theres a Wampanoag community and 17th-century English village at the expansive Plimoth Patuxet Museums. The house and formal gardens chronicle 150 years of economic, social and domestic life in New Bedford. Check the farm website for many interesting public events through the season. Visitors to the site can see where. Phone: 508-747-0100 Deerfield, MA, 01342 A National Historic landmark. On April 19, 1775 -- the day the American Revolution began, this tavern was the headquarters for General Earl Percy. Fall River, MA Phone: 781-934-9092, 269 Monument Street Founded in 1646, the site features the original blacksmith's shop and ironworker's home. Located south of downtown along the Delaware River, the fort is hidden behind Philadelphia International Airport but occupies what was an . Swansea, MA The war's first battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts were fought mostly by militia with some minutemen units. Nantucket, MA, 02554 Many plaster sketches, including models of his Abraham Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial, are on view today in his studio as well as in the permanent exhibit in Barn Gallery. Amherst, MA The good news: Plymouth is paradise for history-lovers. Salem, MA In 1796, Harrison Gray Otis, a congressman and real estate entrepreneur, and his wife, Sally, lived and entertained lavishly in this elegant home, designed by Charles Bulfinch. Adams National Historical Park Visitor Center - 1250 Hancock Street The HarborWalk also connects to inland trails, including the Emerald Necklace system, the Charles River Esplanade, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Open for visitors most Saturdays 1-4pm. Civil War history can be added, as well! The house collection includes colonial and Victorian pieces from Europe and Asia. The first home of one of America's most famous women and the founder of the American Red Cross. Many of the sites are open to the public and are listed separately here. Property of Historic New England. Cambridge, MA, 02140 Tours offered; consult website for details. The first American victory of the Revolutionary War occurred on May 10, 1775 when Benedict Arnold, with troops from Massachusetts, joined forces with Ethan . Phone: 978-562-9182, Heritage museum strives to make the nations military history come alive, 35 Cambridge Turnpike at Lexington Road It was author Longfellow's home in 1837-38. Phone: 508-432-8089, Plunkett Street Phone: 617-994-6661, 188 Washington Street This Victorian town hall is the setting for one of the most recognized paintings in America: The Spirit of '76. Phone: 781-631-0000, 100 Robert Treat Paine Drive Massachusetts is a treasure for adults and kids interested is seeing the history of Puritan, Colonial, and Revolutionary times during a New England vacation. Historic homes and historic sites in Massachusetts cover a huge range, from Boston's Freedom Trail and Plymouth Rock to to Minute Man National Park in the Merrimack region where the Revolutionary War began. Truro, MA, 02666 Lexington, MA Box 309, Milford, MA 01757 (508) 422-1993 Phone: 508-228-2505, 185 Salisbury Street Discover a list of Revolutionary War sites and battlefields, from the Freedom Trail to Yorktown Battlefield and more, includes an interactive map of the sites, . Plymouth, MA Built in 1699, this home served as Daniel Webster's law office in the 18th century. 10. Phone: 978-356-2811, 780 Holmes Road This book was released on 2012 with total page 338 pages. Maritime and Native American artifacts are featured, as are displays of antique glass, photographs, toys, and clothing. Phone: 508-746-1622, Museums demonstrate the interwoven history of Native people, Plymouth colonists, 568 Main Street Admission is charged - free for members of Historic New England. The tour begins at the Old State House, brochures are available at the National Park Service Visitor's Center on State Street. Visitors can admire the granite-walled vault inside the Greek Revival-style Thompson Bank, the textile exhibit at the Fenno House, the oldest building in the Village, and the original desks in the District School. During the winter of 1776, in one of the most amazing logistical feats of the Revolutionary War, Henry Knox and his teamsters transported cannons from Fort Ticonderoga through the sparsely populated Berkshires to Boston to help drive British forces from the city. These are all wonderful sites but how can you leave out the Hubbardton battlefield in Vermont? Hull, MA The house contains many artifacts from the Mitchell's life, such as her Dolland telescope. Phone: 508-755-5221, Garden Street Named after Deputy Gov. Revolutionary War maps range from hasty sketches of roads and paths to elaborate topographical charts depicting elevations, roads, streams and buildings. New Bedford, MA Owned and operated by Plimoth Plantation. The site also features exhibits of military and maritime items, antique childrens toys and furnishings. Guided tours are offered. Why Western Tanks May Be Wasted. A replica of an old cobbler shop is the entrance to the property; a grape arbor in the Well Courtyard behind the house leads to a Native American museum. Boston, MA, 02113 Toll-Free: 855-832-1773, 80 Parallel Street In 1961, the State of Vermont began buying parcels of the southern section. In Historic Patuxet, visitors sit on fur-lined benches inside wetus, where they learn about the home and family life of the areas Native inhabitants. Today, the interiors are richly furnished with portraits, memorabilia, and art works collected in Europe, showing the decorative schemes of every era, including those of interior designer Ogden Codman Jr. Once a Colonial farmstead, the property was transformed into a country estate. This schooner was built in 1894, and was used as a vessel for immigrants and exploration of the arctic. The majority of the park is a narrow strip of land on either side of Battle Road, with the Minute Man Visitor Center, just off I-95 in Lexington, at one end and the North Bridge Visitor Center, outside Concord, at the other. A calendar of events includes the April Sheepshearing Festival and the summer music series, Concerts in the Carriage House. Plymouth, MA, 02360 Phone: 617-426-1812, Prospect Hill Road Despite having little practical experience in managing large, conventional armies, Washington proved to be a capable and resilient leader of the American military forces during the Revolutionary War. Visitors fire a cannon, swing in a hammock, or command the USS Constitution in battle using a computer. The house was taken apart beam by beam and reassembled. Massachusetts is after all, the home of the American Revolution. It is set atop the mile-long rolling lawn with a spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean. This wind-powered mill was built in 1746 and has been working ever since. Although Bryant moved to New York City to become editor and publisher of The New York Evening Post, the Homestead became Bryants summer retreat in his later years. It has a Colonial Revival Garden. The exhibition "Voices of Protest" and innovative, hands-free audio program "If These Walls Could Speak" tell the story of figures from Old South's history and reveal the controversial history of free speech that continues to this day. The House of the Seven Gables was built by a Salem sea captain and lived in by three generations of his family before it was sold in 1782 to Samuel Ingersoll. The museum houses the ship's logs, weapons, charts, journals, arts, and more. 137 Warren Avenue Boston, MA, 02116 A violent insurrection in the Massachusetts countryside during 1786 and 1787, Shays' Rebellion was brought about by a monetary debt crisis at the end of the American Revolutionary War. Bounded by Tremont, Beacon, Charles, Park and Boylston streets Marshfield, MA Its not surprising that the City of Presidents is a prime destination for those interested in John and John Quincy Adams, whose homestead is one of three historic houses (and the first presidential library) you can tour at the Adams National Historical Park. In Plymouth Center, you can walk aboard the Mayflower II, a full-scale reproduction of the original tall ship that brought colonists to Plymouth, and see cornmeal ground at the Plimoth Grist Mill on Town Brook. The dome is sheathed in copper and covered by gold. Concord, MA Discuss some of the opportunities and challenges American society faced during the war. Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero talks to the Associated Press in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. Phone: 250 Main Street He also taught architecture at Harvard University in Cambridge. The first battle of the Revolutionary War was fought here. Amesbury, MA, 01913 Cambridge, MA, 02138 While he lost more battles than he won, Washington employed a winning strategy that included victories at the Battle of Trenton in 1776 and . They were created to support and document military operations as well as to inform the public about the course of the war. Boston, MA, 02116 Landscape includes a perennial garden, a kitchen and cut flower garden, a rose garden, a French potager garden with a unique brick serpentine wall, and a greenhouse complex. Guided tours cover the Winslow house and herb garden. Martha's Vineyard is home to the oldest working carousel in the U.S. Phone: 617-266-1492, 580 Mount Auburn Street Fort Ticonderoga stands across from it on the other side of Lake Champlain. Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal is getting new attention for an ongoing $1 billion cleanup of old and unexploded chemical and conventional munitions from burial sites on the base. The ship now offers sails and educational programs.
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