Peter Salem Wayside

Third Stop of Remembering Revolution Audio Tour

NPS Photo/M Mark

Quick Facts

Location:

Connecticut Gate and Top of Ramp

Significance:

Stop 3 of Remembering Revolution Tour

Remembering Revolution

Peter Salem - Patriot of Color

When British cannon roared at dawn on June 17, 1775, the entire countryside awoke. New England militia units received confused information and conflicting orders. Col. John Nixon’s unit ultimately decided to assist their comrades here on this hill, entering the redoubt. Among them marched Peter Salem.

Enslaved at birth and a native of Framingham, Massachusetts, Peter Salem fought here alongside his neighbors and former enslavers. Yet here he lay, armed, in defense of this community as an unknown fate marched closer.

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