How Well Do You Know Lynnfield's Revolutionary War History?
Lynnfielders played an important role in the early days of the American Revolution. Test your knowledge of this remarkable time in our history.
- 1.
Lynnfield Minuteman Daniel Townsend died at:
- A.
The Battle of Menotomy
- B.
The Battle of Stones River
- C.
The Battle of Bunker Hill
- D.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
Correct Answer
A. The Battle of Menotomy -
- 2.
The home of Revolutionary War hero Daniel Townsend once stood where?
- A.
Intersection of Walnut and Summer streets
- B.
What is now Post Office Square
- C.
Essex Street
- D.
Lynnfield Street not far from Salem Street
Correct Answer
A. Intersection of Walnut and Summer streets -
- 3.
Name the most prominent historic Lynnfield house that is directly connected to the Revolutionary War.
- A.
The Newhall House
- B.
The Danforth House
- C.
General Putnam's Summer Home
- D.
The Lafayette Homestead
Correct Answer
B. The Danforth House -
- 4.
When the American Revolution started, Lynnfield was part of which other town?
- A.
Saugus
- B.
Lynn
- C.
Danvers
- D.
Reading
Correct Answer
B. Lynn -
- 5.
The definitive source of history on Lynnfield's Role in the Revolution is:
- A.
The Diary Of Lieutenant Simeon Newhall (1780)
- B.
Lynn In The Revolution (1909)
- C.
The Patriots Of The Lynnfield Parish (1953)
- D.
My Life In Ye Continental Army, By Major Hiram Smith (1799)
Correct Answer
B. Lynn In The Revolution (1909) -
- 6.
The first man to (technically) die from an American Revolutionary military activity, a Lynnfielder, succumbed to:
- A.
Grape shot from a cannon accident
- B.
Bayonet wounds sustained near Lexington
- C.
Seizrures from a cold
- D.
Heart attack on way to Lexington
Correct Answer
C. Seizrures from a cold -
- 7.
During the Revolution, Patriot weapons were hidden where in Lynnfield?
- A.
The Old Meeting House
- B.
The Centre Congregational Church
- C.
Gerry's Cider Mill
- D.
A stone hut on Pillings Pond
Correct Answer
A. The Old Meeting House -
- 8.
Once the siege of Boston began, most Lynnfield Minutemen ended up joining:
- A.
The Committees of Correspondence
- B.
The Continental Army
- C.
The Hessians
- D.
Colonel Stonington's Artillery Brigade
Correct Answer
B. The Continental Army -
- 9.
In 1772, Lynnfielders:
- A.
Participated in an unsuccessful plot to assassinate British General Thomas Gage
- B.
Established a cannon foundry not far from the site of the current senior center
- C.
Signed a mutual defense pact with North Reading and Middleton
- D.
Voted to establish a committee of correspondence to discuss grievances against the British with other nearby towns.
Correct Answer
D. Voted to establish a committee of correspondence to discuss grievances against the British with other nearby towns. -
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