SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Springfield Armory National Historic Site celebrated the 250th anniversary of the Noble Train of Artillery on Saturday, marking a significant event in the American ...

NOBLE TRAIN BEGINS BY THE NUMBERS $1,000 — Money granted to Col. Henry Knox by Gen. George Washington to begin his mission to Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. 60 — Reenactors expected at Fort Ticonderoga ...

On Jan. 25, 1776, 250 years ago, Colonel Henry Knox and his men arrived in Boston, bringing with them 120,000 pounds of artillery from the captured British fortification, Fort Ticonderoga. For 70 days ...

Two sets of patriots prepared for battle Sunday. As the New England Patriots were getting ready to fight on the football field, New England patriots readied themself to help fight on the battlefield, ...

SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. — Approximately 250 years ago, during the winter of 1775, Henry Knox led the transportation of artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, some 300 miles away, to force the ...

Reenactors trekked through Sunday's snowy weather to transport replica Revolutionary War-era cannons to Cohoes on Sunday. When they arrived at the Van Schaick Mansion, they participated in the ...

Washington's First Successes at Boston, 1776. Copy of lithograph by Turgis. (National Archives) In the winter of 1776, a 25-year-old Boston bookseller reported to Gen. George Washington in Cambridge, ...