"Revolutionary Dwellings" ~ Outdoor Walking Tours focused on Marblehead's Revolutionary War heroes and their homes

Outdoor  Walking Tours  focused  on Marblehead’s  Revolutionary War heroes and their homes.  But, actually –– nearly every colonial house in Marblehead (i.e., built before 1775), was home to a Revolutionary War serviceman.  And here’s why ... About 300 houses survive in Marblehead from 1775, when the town was the 6th most populous metropolis in British North America (and second in Massachusetts; Salem was fourth), with about 950 families living in about 525 houses.  From those families, it is estimated that over 1,400 men and boys served in the Revolution – nearly half of those right from the start of the war (including largely carrying out the crucial Crossing of the Delaware River ~ then back again after the battle and marches to and from Trenton). Hundreds then served throughout the war on privateer vessels, starting in Sept. 1775. Therefore, nearly every colonial house in Marblehead (i.e., built before 1775), was home to a Revolutionary War veteran.