Muskets Crack, Drums Echo as Boston Marks 250 Years Since British Evacuation

Muskets Crack, Drums Echo as Boston Marks 250 Years Since British Evacuation

Reenactors in tricorn hats and 18th-century military coats filled a South Boston chapel Tuesday before firing muskets and marching through neighborhood streets to mark the 250th anniversary of the British evacuation of Boston.

Muskets crack, drums echo as Boston marks 250 years since British evacuation

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Evacuation Day 250th event being held in Boston

Tuesday marks the 250th anniversary of the evacuation of Boston by the British army, and the occasion will be marked with a special ceremony and memorial service. Evacuation Day is legal holiday observed on March 17 in Suffolk County, commemorating the British evacuation of Boston on March 17, 1776. It was the first major victory for George Washington’s Continental Army...