Where was Westport’s first Town Meeting held?
“The inhabitants of said Town of Westport who were qualified by law to vote, being legally notified and warned by […]
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories
Revolutionary War era in Westport and Dartmouth Massachusetts
A lock of George Washington’s hair preserved in Westport!
I still recall the sense of disbelief and mild shock when I came across a reference to “a lock of […]
Tarnished Hero: Captain Barney Hicks (1754-1832)
By Tony Connors “We have a Sunday wooden leg covered with leather, and for just around the farm, an ordinary […]
A house built by George Washington’s bodyguard
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories 113 Reed Road, Head of Westport MA A small plaque located at 113 Reed Road commemorates the […]
Bread and Cheese Brook – Revolutionary Connections?
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories Bread and Cheese Brook flows from Fall River to the Westport River. In the 18th century, it […]
Did Lafayette’s soldiers visit Westport during the Revolutionary War?
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories This story of French soldiers stopping for refreshments at 365 Old County Road appeared in a newspaper […]
“They truly are fine sheep” Feeding the British soldiers
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories According to an old story, the owner of Gooseberry Neck was one Job Almy who kept his […]
The story of Humphrey Almy: “Heroic he lived and heroic he died.”
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories On a small hill on the land once belonging to Job Almy is an old Almy graveyard. […]
Abner Brownell: Westport’s Paul Revere
Westport’s Revolutionary Stories A well educated young man’s conflicted response to the war, attracted by the promise of promotion and […]
A bible covered in the remnants of a Revolutionary War soldier’s breeches!
This Brownell family bible, printed in 1811, has an unusual cover. A note inside the bible reads “cover made from […]