A great way to celebrate Patriot’s Day – Tour the house where Dr. Joseph Warren and Paul Revere made history! The Milton Historical Society is hosting an Open House from 1 to 3 PM on Sunday, April 17, 2011, at the Suffolk Resolves House located at 1370 Canton Avenue, Milton.
Massachusetts 9th Regiment
Members of the Historical Society will be available to answer questions about the history of the house and the Suffolk Resolves.
Members of the 9th Massachusetts Regiment will perform drills and share what life was like in a colonial militia.
On September 9, 1774, seventy (70) delegates representing 19 Suffolk County towns met at the home of Daniel Vose and approved 19 resolutions denouncing the closing of the port of Boston and demanding an end to the military occupation. Two days later, Paul Revere left Milton on horseback with the Resolves. He transported them to Philadelphia where the First Continental Congress was in session. The Suffolk Resolves were used to form the text of the Declaration of Rights adopted by the Continental Congress that year.
Daniel Vose’s home, now known as the Suffolk Resolves House, was originally located on Adams Street in Milton Lower Mills. It was moved to its present location in 1950. Bring your children and grandchildren so they can experience a bit of what life was like in the 18th century.
Check miltonhistoricalsociety.org website for more information.