Event Information
Description
Come and visit the Paul Revere Heritage Site - a work in progress - as we take you back in time with a sneak peek at the future on a guided tour of the nine-acre site.
This property has been witness to history for more than three-hundred years. From 1717 through to today, history unfolds and we learn about the role that this site played in the American Revolution, the birthplace of the U.S. copper industry and its pivotal part of the American Civil War. This is one of the region’s most important industrial sites, and soon to be the home to a marvelous park, museum and destination restaurant.
This is a one-hour guided tour. The tour is scheduled rain or shine - refunds are available up to 1 day in advance of the tour.
All proceeds from the sale of tickets will be used to support the founding of the Paul Revere Heritage Corporation.
Organizer The Canton Historical Society
Organizer of Paul Revere Heritage Site - Guided Tour
Since 1898 the Canton Historical Society has been preserving the artifacts and history of Canton. A non-profit educational institution, the society manages several projects and is the lead organization preserving the David & Abigail Tilden House.
This event will be led by George T. Comeau and James Roache - local historians curators. Comeau has a passion for Canton's history and is one of several organizers of the plans behind the Paul Revere Heritage Site and has been working for over fifteen years on the preservation of the Tilden House. Roache a past president of the Society has been a historian and lead curtaor for several years and is passionate about Canton's history.
