About this Event
Every year on Patriots Day, the members of the Danvers Alarm List Company gather to honor the brave men from Danvers who made the ultimate sacrifice at the Jason Russell House on April 19th, 1775, by participating in a special mini-marathon.
This year, in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Patriots Day, we’re expanding our programming. For the first time, we’ll offer Trolley transportation, allowing not only our reenactors but also members of the public to join us at each of our historic stops. Our knowledgeable reenactors will share the story of the 16 mile march made to the Battle of Menotomy and the lives of the men we lost that day.
At each stop of the graves and monuments dedicated to the seven Danvers men, we will hold a brief ceremony and a volley salute. Reenactors will also bring history to life with engaging spoken dialogue aboard the Trolleys.
Trolleys will pick-up and drop-off at the . There is plenty of parking available but once we leave the Homestead at 7:50am we will not be returning until around 12:30pm, so please keep this in mind. (We will have portable toilets available at the Nurse Homestead before departure and upon return.)
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Boarding begins at the Nurse Homestead at 7:30am (we will depart promptly at 7:50am) and return around 12:30pm. This is the only place we will be allowing the public to hop on the Trolley, no one will be allowed to join after.
Please Note: This is a 5 hour event and the only available restrooms will be portable restrooms available at the Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, and the Bell Inn Tavern in Peabody.
We will be getting on and off the Trolley at 7 different locations (listed below), most of the locations are close-by to where the Trolley will be dropping us off with the exception of the Jacobs Gravesite in Peabody which will include walking through a forest path on uneven grounds (guests are welcome to wait on the Trolley for any of the stops if needed). No pets please, the Trolley only allows certified service animals on board.
For any other questions you may have please reach out to [email protected]
LIST OF STOPS (times could vary slightly the day of)
Depart from Nurse Homestead at 149 Pine Street, Danvers at 7:50am (boarding will begin at 7:30am)
8:00am - Training Field (Centre Street Danvers). The Village Training Field on Centre Street was given to the town by Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll in 1709 as a training place. A marker at the Training Field stands as a memorial to the seven Danvers men who died on April 19, 1775 in Menotomy (Arlington)
8:40am - Jacobs Gravesite (Edgehill Road Peabody). Henry Jacobs was one of the Danvers men who fell on April 19. He is buried in a family cemetery. At that time, Peabody was part of Danvers.
9:30am - Old South Burial Ground (Main Street Peabody). The South Burial Ground contains the graves of four Danvers men who died on April 19: Ebenezer Goldthwaite, George Southwick, Samuel Cook, and Benjamin Daland.
10:00am - Lexington Monument (Washington St. Peabody)(This stop will be the only stop with access to bathrooms until the Nurse Homestead) There will be a ceremony at the monument and a short gathering at the Bell Inn Tavern.
11:40am - Hutchinson Home Site Marker (Water Street Danvers). Capt. Israel Hutchinson commanded a Minute company that fought in Menotomy. Hutchinson lived in a home on Water Street in Danversport, which is no longer standing. The bodies of the Danvers dead were brought back to this house on April 20, 1775. A granite marker marks the location of the house.
11:50am - Reuben Keniston Grave - Leach Burial Ground (Elliot Street Danvers). Ruben Keniston was a Beverly man who marched to Menotomy with Capt. Israel Hutchinson's company. He was killed on April 19th.
12:25pm - Nurse Homestead Cemetery (Pine Street Danvers). The cemetery at the Nurse House contains the graves of Revolutionary War veterans Francis Nurse (great grandson of Rebecca) and Matthew Putnam.(There will be portable toilets at this location)
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Rebecca Nurse Homestead, 149 Pine Street, Danvers, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 28.52
