Postcard depicting Danvers Common - "Old Training Field"

Item Information

Title:
Postcard depicting Danvers Common - "Old Training Field"
Description:
In 1694, two years after the famous witchcraft delusion of 1692, this plot of ground was deeded to the people by Nathaniel Ingersoll as a training field. The set a huge boulder on the green. Here mustered the Danvers company of minutemen who marched under Capt. Isaac Hutchinson to Lexington and Concord April 19, 1776.
Contributor:
Nolan, Janet
Format:
Postcards/Cards
Location:
Peabody Institute Library, Danvers
Collection (local):
Danvers, Mass. Memories Road Show
Subjects:
Streets
Taverns (Inns)
Commons
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Danvers
Link to Item:
https://omeka-s.noblenet.org/s/danvers/item/2955
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Information about this item was supplied by NOBLE Digital Heritage.
Identifier:
DMRS No. 0198