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Longfellow House–Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site is proud to once again welcome historian J.L. Bell to the site for his annual Evacuation Day lecture. This year’s talk will be held on Thursday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the historic Longfellow Carriage House. It is titled "The End of Tory Row”.
On September 1, 1774, the estates along the road from the center of Cambridge toward Watertown comprised a prosperous community, linked by bonds of family, religion, and politics. By the end of the month most of those families had moved out of their mansions, and the royal government no longer had authority over much of Massachusetts. Drawing on new research for his upcoming book The Road to Concord, J. L. Bell describes the dramatic confrontation that led to those changes. Space is limited, so please call (617)876-4491, RSVP through this event page, or email us at reservationsat105@gmail.com to reserve your spot!