{"id":688,"date":"2026-01-26T22:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/?p=688"},"modified":"2026-01-26T22:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T03:35:02","slug":"henry-knox","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/2026\/01\/26\/henry-knox\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Knox Presentation &amp; Cannon Firing: Sunday, Feb 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\">Henry Knox and the Noble Artillery Train<\/h4>\n<h5>Wayside Inn Grounds<\/h5>\n<div>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">How did a 25-year-old bookstore owner become the hero who launched the American Revolution without firing a shot? Local writer Steven Glovsky explores the improbabilities and inconsistencies of Henry Knox&#8217;s story, leading up to his undertaking the transport of urgently needed cannon in the winter of 1775 &#8211; 1776. <\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Noble Artillery Train<\/span><\/h5>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc\">\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">60 tons of cannons moved from NY to MA!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Passed through <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"><strong>Sudbury<\/strong> <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">in 1776!<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Forced the British to evacuate Boston!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Join us for a presentation followed by <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Cannon Firing by Crane\u2019s Third Artillery.<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h5 class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-center para-style-body\"><strong><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Sunday, February 1<\/span><\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>4 PM<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h5><strong>Martha Mary Chapel<\/strong> &#8211; Wayside Inn Grounds (35 Dutton Rd)<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-706 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2026\/01\/henry-knox-resched-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2026\/01\/henry-knox-resched-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2026\/01\/henry-knox-resched-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2026\/01\/henry-knox-resched-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2026\/01\/henry-knox-resched-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2026\/01\/henry-knox-resched.jpg 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Click Below for full list of Sudbury 250 Planned Events:<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/?p=396\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-415\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/02\/Sudbury-250-Event-Icon-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/02\/Sudbury-250-Event-Icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/02\/Sudbury-250-Event-Icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/02\/Sudbury-250-Event-Icon-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/02\/Sudbury-250-Event-Icon.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The event has been rescheduled for Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 4pm.  <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/2026\/01\/26\/henry-knox\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Henry Knox Presentation &amp; 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