Dennis Picard Knox Trail Presentation- Knox Trail 250 Event
When:“I have had made forty two exceedingly strong sleds: Henry Knox’s Trail of Artillery”
In the winter of 1775/1776, Henry Knox, a bookseller from Boston, was dispatched by George Washington (the new commander of the armies around Boston) to organize and complete a daring mission. Knox was to retrieve over fifty bronze and cast-iron artillery pieces housed in upstate New York at Fort Ticonderoga and travel over lakes, rivers, and the rocky slopes of the Berkshires to deliver these military stores to Dorchester Heights.
Dennis Picard will share some details of this wintry expedition as it passed from the Massachusetts town of North Egremont through Springfield, Palmer, and on to Boston. Though a piece of our local lore, some parts of this saga are still debated and remain controversial. Dennis has a personal connection with this event in our history, as he participated in one portion of the recreation of this trek during the bicentennial of 1976.
This program is free to the public, but space is limited and registration is required. We hope to see you there