Peabody and Danvers are collaboratively planning events for Patriots Day Monday, April 21st.
This year’s holiday commemorates the 250th anniversary of the opening battles of the American
Revolution.
During a speaking program and presentation by re-enactors from the Danvers Alarm List
Company, at 10am the markers will be set at Peabody’s historic Lexington Monument, erected to
honor the seven soldiers from Danvers that gave their lives in April 1775.
From 9:00am – noon, Peabody will close a portion of Washington Street from Main Street to
Pleasant Street. Parking is available in several nearby lots so visitors can enjoy the temporary
plaza from the Bell Inn property at historic Eagle Corner to the Peabody Historical Society HQ
in the General Gideon Foster House at 35 Washington Street.
Visitors are welcomed at the Peabody Historical Society Washington Street campus from 9am-
1pm on Monday, April 21, 2025 for free entry into the Foster House and to explore Peabody’s
Revolutionary era history and learn of the seven young men of Danvers killed in the early
battles, the history of the Lexington Monument and the brave soldiers that were in all the battles
during our Revolutionary War.
Where: 35 to 31 Washington St. Peabody, MA, 01960
When: 9am-1pm – Monday April 21, 2025
For more information, please visit www.peabody-ma.gov or peabodyhistorical.org.
