Walking Tour: The Road to Revolution in Downtown Newburyport

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Sat Jun 14 2025 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am

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Museum of Old Newbury | Newburyport, MA

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Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth for a Saturday morning stroll through sites connected with Newburyport's Revolutionary past
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Join us for a Walking Tour: The Road to Revolution in Downtown Newburyport!

Date: Sat Jun 14 2025

Time: 10:00 AM

Location: Museum of Old Newbury

Join noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native, for a Sunday morning stroll through downtown Newburyport. Visit the homes of Colonel Edward Wigglesworth, who fought at Fort Ticonderoga and Battle of Valcour, Captain Benjamin Perkins, who fought at Bunker Hill. Stand where the Declaration of Independance was read for the first time in Newburyport to an anxious and exited crowd.

Tour begins at 98 High Street, and includes a voucher for a tour of the Museum of Old Newbury.

978-462-2681 - [email protected]

$15 adults

$10 Museum of Old Newbury members

Funded, in part, by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism


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