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Revolution 250: Boston’s Season of Sestercentennials

The 250ths are arriving in order: the Ride and the Battle (2025), Evacuation Day and the Declaration’s Boston reading (2026). How the city is staging the Revolution’s anniversaries — and what each moment’s entity page holds.

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The 250ths are arriving in order: the Ride and the Battle (2025), Evacuation Day and the Declaration’s Boston reading (2026).

Then

1591: Midwife and theologian (1591–1643) whose weekly meetings challenged Boston’s ministers; tried for heresy and banished in 1638 — the colony’s founding argument about conscience and authority.

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2026: America’s 250th — July 4, 2026.

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01The right next stopGranary Burying GroundClose enough to feel spontaneous, different enough to change the texture of the visit.5 min walk 02Hidden in plain sightImprov AsylumA quieter stop nearby that rewards a second look.Museum / Cultural 03The connection you would miss on a mapBoston Hears the Declaration (1776)A civic relationship that is easier to understand once you see the graph.Historical event 04The connection you would miss on a mapBattle of Bunker Hill (1775)A civic relationship that is easier to understand once you see the graph.Historical event 05The connection you would miss on a mapEvacuation Day (1776)A civic relationship that is easier to understand once you see the graph.Historical event

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1776Boston Hears the Declaration (1776)On July 18, 1776, Col.1775Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)June 17, 1775: the first major battle of the Revolution.1776Evacuation Day (1776)On March 17, 1776, the British army evacuated Boston after Washington fortified Dorchester Heights overnight with cannon hauled from Ticonderoga — the war’s first great American victory.

In popular culture◷Rizzoli & Isles (2010) — TNT ▣The Verdict (1982) — Sidney Lumet

On the Innovation Trail◆1876 · “Mr. Watson, come here” — Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone.

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Boston Hears the Declaration (1776)Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)Evacuation Day (1776)

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Boston Hears the Declaration (1776)1776 Battle of Bunker Hill (1775)1775 Evacuation Day (1776)1776 Boston 400 — The Quadricentennial (2030)2030 The Inoculation Experiment (1721)1721 Boston Becomes a City (1822)1822

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Boston 400 — The Quadricentennial (2030)Recurring event The Inoculation Experiment (1721)Historical event Boston Becomes a City (1822)Historical event Charles-Edward Amory WinslowPerson Leo ReismanPerson

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