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American Revolution

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At about ten o’clock, the morning of April 19, a post rider galloped through Shrewsbury crying out, “To arms! To arms! The war has begun!”

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Through this place passed General Henry Knox in the winter of 1775-1776 to deliver to General George Washington… reads the inscription.

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The statue is located in the center of Ward Circle, at the intersection of Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues in Washington, D.C. 

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The regulators, as Daniel Shays' men were called, controlled the action of Shrewsbury with irresistible majorities.

MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose and goal of the Shrewsbury Historical Society shall be to keep alive and increase interest in the history of the Town of Shrewsbury; to collect and preserve items of special value, traditions, and curiosities; to encourage general public interest in the Society's work and to maintain such personal properties and real estate that may come under the control of the Society.

ADDRESS

Shrewsbury Historical Society

P.O. Box 641

Shrewsbury, MA 01545

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508-842-5239

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shrewsburyhistory@townisp.com

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