Monument to Fallen Crown Soldiers
When:
Saturday, Sep 07, 2024 10:00a -
11:00a
Saturday, Sep 07, 2024 10:00a -
11:00a
Where:
Old Burying Ground
670 Peg Spengler Way
Arlington, MA 02476
Admission:
FREE
Hosted by:
Categories:
History, Outside
Event website:
https://arlingtonhistorical.org/fallencrownsoldiers/
On Saturday, Sept 7, 10AM (rain date September 14), the public is invited to a special ceremony in The Old Buying Ground to dedicate a new Monument to Fallen Crown Soldiers Who Died on April 19, 1775 — one among the many Town projects commemorating the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and Arlington’s (then Menotomy’s) significant role in it.
Learn about the 40 British regulars who died in Menotomy as they retreated from Lexington and Concord and were buried here in an uinmarked mass grave.
This event is presented by the Town of Arlington Arlington250 Comittee in collaboration with Arlington Historical Society, Arlington Commission for Arts & Culture (ArtsArlington), British and Commonwealth Remembrance Committee, and Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area.
PROGRAM
WELCOME
Angela Olszewski
Co-Chair, Arlington 250 Committee
HISTORICAL REMARKS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
George Parsons
Chairman, Monument Committee
Arlington Historical Society
LIFE OF A BRITISH SOLDIER IN 1775 AMERICA
William Rapp, Ph.D
Major General, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Arlington Historical Society
COMMEMORATION OF FALLEN COMRADES AND CONCLUSION
His Magesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot
Lt. Colonel Michael Graves, Commanding
Learn more at https://arlingtonhistorical.org/fallencrownsoldiers/
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