Patriotic Stroll

Seven Keene men who supported the Lexington and Concord alarm and what followed will be discussed as we walk down lower Main Street where five of the seven lived. Would you have dropped everything and left your family to walk to Cambridge to support the patriot cause? The British Regulars were not threatening Keene!

Join HSCC interpreter Becky Barton as she tries to present both sides of the American Revolutionary war, Patriot and Loyalist, as experienced by a few Keene men. We’ll walk past the location of the old fort and hear details about a few of these men who lived here in 1775-- Patriots Eliakim Nims, Luke Metcalf and Dan Guild. Learn about Ephraim Dorman and Thomas Baker, Jr., good friends who supported the cause but stayed in Keene.

Our last stop is at Wyman’s Tavern, home to father and son patriots, Isaac Wyman Sr. and Isaac Wyman Jr. How did they and their patriot neighbors’ weather the war?

HSCC interpreter and volunteer Becky Barton moved to the area in 2005 after earning her M.A. in Public History at SUNY Albany. She has been researching and learning about Keene and specifically Isaac Wyman, Sr. since she joined the society in 2013. She is currently finishing up details of her book on Isaac Wyman and his family.

• Limited to 12 people per tour
• Meeting point: Historical Society's ticketing office HSCC Headquarters
• 246 Main Street, Keene NH
• • Parking is free and located behind the building in the white spaces
• Please bring your ticket (printed or on smartphone) to show the guide
• Wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing. Walk is on paved city side walks in downtown Keene NH.

For private or group tour inquiries, please contact: Attn: Jenna Carroll. Executive Director Email: [email protected]

Host or Publisher Historical Society of Cheshire County