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The John Glover House- Marblehead, Massachusetts . . John Glover (Born 1732) was an American fisherman, rum trader and General in the Continental Army. His schooner “Hannah” was among the first ships commissioned by George Washington for use and thus Glover/Marblehead have been called the Birthplace of the US Navy. . The Marblehead militia led by Glover aided in the #SiegeofBoston, and Glover’s Regiment was key in saving Washington and the Continental Army after their defeat at the Battle of Brooklyn/Long Island. The American Army was trapped in their trenches on Brooklyn Heights until #JohnGlover and his “amphibious regiment” ferried the troops across the East River to safety in Manhattan. . Perhaps most famously Glover’s Regiment coordinated Washington’s crossing of the Delaware in a surprise attack on Hessian Mercenaries for The Battle of Trenton on the morning of December 26, 1776. . You’ll find a statue of John Glover by sculptor #MartinMilmore on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall in Boston’s Back Bay. Glover returned to Marblehead after the war and is Buried in the Old Burial Ground in Marblehead. #newengland_igers #historical #historichomes #americanhistory #americanrevolution #somestatuesofboston #navy #usnavy #marblehead #marbleheadma #marbleheadmassachusetts (at General John Glover House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CObVDnDFse4/?igshid=u4nbdj1qm1rd

The #ConcordMuseum reopened to the public on April 1st, so check out their new “April 19, 1775” exhibit as we come up on the anniversery of the #AmericanRevolution. . An animated timeline and map details the events from #PaulReveresRide on the night of the 18th, the Battles of Lexington & Concord, and the beginning of the #SiegeofBoston as British troops are forced to retreat back to the safety of Boston by the end of day on the 19th. . Highlights include a lamp said to be one of the two hung in the #OldNorthChurch on the night of the 18th, an original step that lead up to the belfry, and several musket balls gathered by Henry David #Thoreau near the Old North Bridge. . An extensive remodeling has recently expanded the museum, but not all permanent items in the collection will be on view until after June (Thoreau’s Pencils! Emerson’s Study!) #midnightriders #igersnewengland #massachusetts_igers #longfellowconnections #revolutionarywar #roadtrip_newengland (at Concord Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNVN0dKlNXq/?igshid=1ujq1yhq3l28p

Like so many New Englanders, we learned about Paul Revere’s ride and how he instructed a friend to hang lanterns in the Old North Church to signal how the British would invade Boston—“One, if by land, and two, if by sea….” But who actually sent that signal, and Did Paul Revere really yell 'The British Are Coming'? Click the link in our bio to find the answers. #PaulRevere #SiegeOfBoston #revolutionarywar #massachusetts https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqcjPLFsq4/?igshid=v3zhflaq3o46

Giving a presentation on the Siege of Boston at Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in honor of the 240th anniversary.