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EVENT CANCELLED: Evacuation Day

  • Shirley Eustis House (map)

Follow the Lexington Minutemen around Dorchester and Roxbury as they visit the pivotal sites that played a part in the British evacuation from Boston in March 1776.  Historical exercises begin at 10:00 am at the Dorchester Heights National Historical Site, Thomas Park South Boston. At 11:15 the Minutemen will be at the Dillaway-Thomas House/Roxbury Heritage State Park at 183 Roxbury Street. Their final stop is the Shirley-Eustis House at 12:15pm where salutes are fired on the lawn  and a light lunch is served afterwards. This event is free and open to the public. Hosted and sponsored by State Senator Nick Collins, State Representative Liz Miranda (5th Suffolk) and the Evacuation Day Heritage Committee.