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Dates:Sunday, December 12, 2021 - Sunday, December 12, 2021
Hours:12:00pm - 4:00pm
Ages:Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor:Indoor, Outdoor
Cost:Free see below
Category:Special Events

It's Back! Lexington Historical Society and the Lexington Minute Men invite all to the Lexington Tea Burning, an all-day event free and open to the public.

On December 13th, 1773, Lexington's citizens met for a very special town meeting, where they voted to purge the town of the detested taxed tea.

Following the resolve, they built a bonfire outside the meetinghouse and threw the town's supply of tea into it, echoing Reverend Jonas Clarke's words that anyone continuing to drink of buy tea was 'an enemy to this town, and to this country.'

Activities will be happening indoors and outdoors throughout the day, including drilling and musket firing, military music, drop-in programs about the history of tea and tea substitutes, and, of course, the tea burning itself!

Buckman Tavern will be decorated for the holidays and open free of charge during normal operating hours, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM.

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FREE

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www.lexingtonhistory.org/events.html

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1 Bedford St., Lexington, MA, 02420 map
Phone: 7818621703

Lexington Visitors Center
1 Bedford St, Lexington
MA 02420, USA

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