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Special Event

Event

Panel Discussion: The Powder Alarm and Political Change

Longfellow House Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site

Fee:

Free.

Location:

Cambridge Public Library, 449 Broadway Cambridge MA

Dates & Times

Date:

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Time:

6:30 PM

Duration:

1 hour

Type of Event

Partner Program
Talk

Description

In the library auditorium, four historians discuss the history and significance of the 1774 Powder Alarm, including its political context, how it affected Cambridge’s Loyalist families, and the most basic fight for liberty along Tory Row. The panelists include Dan Breen, Caitlin G. DeAngelis, MaryKate Smolenski, and J. L. Bell. 

Reservation or Registration: No

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