Events North of Boston

The Great Debate Part 2: Patriots & Loyalists

Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

Salem Armory Visitor Center  

Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

The year is 1775—tensions with the British Crown are rising, and one question is on every colonist’s mind: Would you fight for independence as a Patriot or remain loyal to the British Crown as a Loyalist? Join us as our two historians face yet another Great Debate that divided colonists and even families during the...

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“By the First Ship from Salem:” The Voyage of the Schooner Quero, April 28, 1775.

Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States
Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA, United States

Salem Armory Visitor Center  

Salem Armory Visitor Center 2 New Liberty Street, Salem, MA

Salem Maritime National Historic Site is telling the story of a key but lesser-known voyage across the Atlantic Ocean 250 years ago to deliver news of rebellion in Massachusetts. In April 1775, after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, the race was on to control the narrative of the rebellion. Leaving from Derby Wharf onboard...

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