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 in the American Revolution following an 11-month siege of the city.
Tuesday’s ceremony will begin with a memorial service in St. Augustine’s chapel in South Boston, followed by a short procession up to Dorchester Heights for a commemorative program featuirng political and community leaders from across the state, including Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.
There will also be several reenacting units, including the Lexington Minute Men, the 2nd Massachusetts Regiment, the Henry Knox Color Guard, the Henry Knox Regiment of Artillery and historical assets from Fort Ticonderoga and Saratoga 250.
The full commemoration schedule is below:
- 9 a.m. — Memorial mass in St. Augustine’s Chapel, 181 Dorchester St, Boston, MA 02127).
- 10:15 a.m. — Procession from St. Augustine’s Chapel up Telegraph Street to Dorchester Heights.
- 11 a.m. — Commemorative exercises in front of the Dorchester Heights Monument.
