FIRST ARMED RESISTANCE REVOLUTIONARY WAR MEMORIAL

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IN THE REVOLUTION THE FIRST ARMED RESISTANCE TO THE ROYAL AUTHORITY WAS MADE AT THIS BRIDGE 26 FEB 1775 BY THE PEOPLE OF SALEM. THE ADVANCE OF 300 BRITISH TROOPS, LED BY LT. COL. LESLIE AND SENT BY GEN. GAGE TO SEIZE MUNITIONS OF WAR, WAS HERE ARRESTED.

Location

Address: 74 NORTH STREET
City: SALEM
State:
Zip Code: 01970

Details

Memorial Type: Plaques On Stone
Access: Public
Wars Commemorated: REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Year Dedicated:
Photograph By: MICHAEL TIERNAM
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