Cape Ann at the Center of the Revolution

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Saturday, September 20, 2025
1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
CAM Green
13 Poplar Street, Gloucester, MA 
Free and open to the public.  
Parking is first come first served. 

Join us on the CAM Green for activities focusing on five key events leading up to the American Revolutionary War through the lens of local history. 

Activities include creating broadsides, trying out 18th century calligraphy flourishes, making mini-ships to navigate a map of the harbor, learning a Colonial dice game, and more. 

Learn about the Stamp Act of 1765, the Saville Incidents of 1768 and 1770, the Tea Act of 1773, the Boston Port Bill of 1774, and the pivotal year of 1775, all while discovering how these important historic moments affected Cape Ann residents, and how local citizens rose to the occasion. 

This program is being offered in collaboration with Essex Heritage’s Trails & Sails event. Discover more of Essex County at the Trails & Sails website. 

Image Credit: Bunker Hill Badge, Owned by Benjamin Webber (1756-1841), c.1825, Silk. Gift of Caroline A. Webber, 1930 [579.02].