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SUMMARY:Back Porch History 2025: “Kingsbridge at the Dawn of the Revolution” with Nick Dembowski
DESCRIPTION:1775 was 250 years ago. At that time the people of Kingsbridge did not know that the most dramatic and violent 8 years in the history of the area were about to begin. The Revolutionary War would transform the neighborhood from a lush and fertile farming community into a muddy battle-scarred military camp with forts on every hilltop. For the community that was here, 1775 was the year that everything changed. The men of the area formed a militia for defense and the Continental Congress ordered the area fortified. But why here? Why did George Washington consider it a “pass of the utmost importance?” And how did local people feel about the ideas and events that were reshaping America and their lives?\nOn August 27th at 6:00 PM, join us for Dyckman Farmhouse Museum’s LAST Back Porch History lecture of the season featuring historian Nick Dembowski, who will take you on a virtual tour of Kingsbridge and northern Manhattan in the years before the war, leading up to the Declaration of Independence.\nNick Dembowski is a Bronx local historian and Executive Director of the Kingsbridge Historical Society. He was the lead curator of the Kingsbridge Remembers 1775-1783 exhibit at the Kingsbridge Historical Society. He is also the Site Historian of the Van Cortlandt House Museum.  \nDate: Thursday, August 27th\nTime: 6-7pm\nRegistration: Zoom registration required.\nCost: FREE!\nLivestream? YES! Register using the link in our bio!\nLocation: Livestream via Zoom and in person at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum (on the corner of 204th and Broadway)\n
URL:https://www.nomaanyc.org/events/back-porch-history-2025-kingsbridge-at-the-dawn-of-the-revolution-with-nick-dembowski/
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LOCATION:Zoom - link with RSVP    
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