Date: Friday, February 21, reception starts at 5:00 pm, lecture starts at 6:30 pm
Location: Salem Armory Regional Visitor Center, 2 New Liberty Street, Salem
This National Park Service exhibit will explore why Crown soldiers under Lt. Col. Alexander Leslie came to Salem on February 26, 1775, who were the major players in the event, and how this event has been remembered and celebrated in Salem in the last 250 years.
An opening reception for this exhibit will be held on Friday, February 21st at 5 pm, with a lecture by exhibit curator Dr. Emily Murphy at 6:30 pm.
