We talk about Weymouth, Marshfield, Dracut, and Sharon. Local history--how excited the local historians were to hear from them, and what we learned about our towns in the Revolution. There is more to Sharon than Deborah Sampson--did you know that Sharon had an iron foundry that produced the first cannon the Americans used? Or that 37% of the people in Dracut marched off to war--or that the war nearly began in Marshfield in 1775, or that Wessagusset/Weymouth turns 400 in 2022, and is the birthplace of Abigail Adams?
Or that Peleg Loud, a soldier from Weymouth, fought at New York but wondered if he would ever see Weymouth again?
The story of Bunker Hill--who won the battle? Why was it such a turning point? Why is it so well-remembered?
The Minutemen: Jesse D'Orsi, Dylan Katz, Jake Roche, and Ainslee Moorehead discuss this decisive battle, and some of the key characters involved.
Join a debate between the Redcoats and Yankees about British tax policies and other issues that brought on the Revolution. Who was responsible for the violence--the Bostonians or the British troops sent to prevent violence? With Lisette Van Den Boogaard, Tarek Hamzeh, Jordan Perry, and James Usovicz.
We talk about Weymouth, Marshfield, Dracut, and Sharon. Local history--how excited the local historians were to hear from them, and what we learned about our towns in the Revolution. There is more to Sharon than Deborah Sampson--did you know that Sharon had an iron foundry that produced the first cannon the Americans used? Or that 37% of the people in Dracut marched off to war--or that the war nearly began in Marshfield in 1775, or that Wessagusset/Weymouth turns 400 in 2022, and is the birthplace of Abigail Adams?
Or that Peleg Loud, a soldier from Weymouth, fought at New York but wondered if he would ever see Weymouth again?
Host Sean Finn leads us on a tour of five Revolutionary towns: Attleborough, Tewksbury, Menotomy, Marshfield, and Malden. Find out about the raid Attleborough's patriots made on Assonett Village, about Jason Russell and the battle at his house on April 19, 1775, about the Marshfield Tea Party, about the 40 men from Tewksbury who were killed or wounded on April 19. Surprising stories from the towns of Massachusetts!
We discuss the impact of smallpox on the Revolution.
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