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Happy #EvacuationDay, Boston! #onthisday 250 years ago, British forces evacuated Boston, ending a months-long siege and marking a major victory for George Washington and the Continental Army. Read about it at: www.boston.gov/news/day-1776

Image: Reenactors at the 1976 Evacuation Day celebration
March 17, 2026 at 2:33 PM
fcinthesky.bsky.social
Happy #EvacuationDay to all who celebrate.
March 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
dlgenealogist.bsky.social
Today 249 years ago the @BritishArmy left #Boston during what we call #EvacuationDay in Beantown. Thank you to a Virginian from @mountvernon.bsky.social who came to our rescue and served at #DorchesterHeights #Rev250
March 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
pageandpostage.bsky.social
📜 Evacuation Day, 1783: A Historic Farewell 🇺🇸

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#EvacuationDay #AmericanRevolution #NYCHistory #StampCollecting
November 25, 2024 at 2:06 PM
adamrothman.bsky.social
"I have the pleasure to Inform you that this morning the Ministerial Troops evacuated the Town of Boston without destroying It, and that we are now in the full possession"

-George Washington to Nicholas Cooke, 17–19 March 1776

#EvacuationDay
March 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
lobsternanny.bsky.social
Heather Cox Richardson knocks it outta the park with today's essay on the events leading up to Boston (and America's) Evacuation Day.

Note the similarities between tyrants, the narrowness of Boston Harbor and Hormuz Strait, and the strength and resilience of resisters.

Happy #EvacuationDay!
March 17, 2026 at 2:08 PM
fcinthesky.bsky.social
Happy #EvacuationDay to all who celebrate.

#SuffolkCounty #SomervilleMA
March 17, 2024 at 4:40 PM
kenbazinet.bsky.social
"No battle ensued, no blood was shed, but the mere sight of those cannons caused the startled British to flee Boston and give General George Washington his first major victory of the Revolutionary War," writes Brian MacQuarrie.

#EvacuationDay
The ‘other’ March 17 holiday honors a key chapter in America’s journey to independence - The Boston Globe
Evacuation Day -- another reason March 17 is of special, local significance -- has enduring meaning not only for Boston and Massachusetts, but for the country as a whole.
www.bostonglobe.com
March 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
nightmajk.bsky.social
I'm a colonial #descendant with deep ties to #European #culture and #history.

This month, I'm focusing on my #Irish heritage and my ancestral ties to my adopted city - #Boston.

🇮🇪

#March17 #StPatricksDay #EvacuationDay #MontgomeryGuards #Ireland #amwriting #genealogy #memoir
Legacies of March 17th: Boston’s Twin Holidays and American Identity - Fort Ticonderoga
Boston has two distinct holidays on March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day of course, but also Evacuation Day, when the British Army left Boston in 1776. The result of very different historical and cultural ev...
fortticonderoga.org
March 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
johnnydaman.bsky.social
So apparently my anniversary is the same day as #EvacuationDay
That's pretty awesome!
November 26, 2024 at 4:37 AM
flagbearergames.bsky.social
Journey through history with Nations & Cannons! Commemorate Evacuation Day, marking the British departure from Boston during the Revolutionary War, with exclusive discounts on our Core Rule book and more. Dive in now!

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#ttrpg #5E #evacuationday #sale
March 17, 2024 at 1:00 PM
craigbrucesmith.bsky.social
Happy #EvacuationDay

#Washington was indeed cheered throughout the city, but this depiction isn’t accurate. He co-lead the parade with NY Gov. George Clinton to illustrate civilian supremacy.

#NewYork #otd in 1783
November 25, 2023 at 2:25 PM
kenbazinet.bsky.social
“If that hadn’t happened, we’d all be speaking in a British accent right now,” Linda Zablocki, president of the Andrew Square Civic Association, told The Globe.

#EvacuationDay
Why is this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade going the opposite way? The answer goes back to 1776. - The Boston Globe
The parade will now run from Andrew Square to Broadway, instead of the other way around — mirroring the march of the Continental Army 250 years ago.
www.bostonglobe.com
February 28, 2026 at 12:53 PM
libertyco1776.bsky.social
"Two Favorite Songs" – one of a series of broadsides rejoicing in the retreat of the British troops from Boston. Image courtesy of @mhs1791 archives.

#evacuationday #boston #masshistoricalsociety #mhs1791 #massachusettshistoricalsociety #mahistory #americanrevolution
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
danielhcantwell.bsky.social
A good Boston Evacuation Day to all. #Boston #amrev #evacuationday
collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commo...
This Revolutionary War era map was based on British intelligence from the observations of Lieutenant Page and the plans of Captain Montressor. It was published in 1778 by the London publisher, William Faden. This, the second issue of the map, extends to the east to encompass Nahant Point, Nantasket Head, Broad Sound, and many islands including the Brewsters and Light House. It also delineates fortifications and troop positions with emphasis on “rebel lines” (American) thrown up in 1775 around Roxbury and Cambridge.
March 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
flagbearergames.bsky.social
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#ttrpg #5E #nationsandcannons #evacuationday
March 31, 2024 at 1:00 PM
libertyco1776.bsky.social
#OTD March 17, 1776 – Evacuation Day, Boston. The formal ending of The Siege of Boston from April 19, 1775 to March 17, 1776. Following the Battles of Lexington and Concord, British forces found themselves besieged within the city by colonial forces.

#evacuationday #boston
March 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
lobsternanny.bsky.social
Happy Evacuation Day to all who celebrate the decisive coalescing of the resistance to a tyrant and the formation of American identity, democracy and independence.

(Boston Harbor is VERY shallow and narrow, making ships under fire a real threat - similarities to the Hormuz Strait)

#EvacuationDay
March 17, 2026 at 1:51 PM
histheroes.bsky.social
November 25, 1783: The last British soldiers withdrew from New York City nearly three months after the Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the American Revolution. In 1784, New York City was declared the nation’s capital until 1790 when the capital was moved to Philly. #EvacuationDay #USHistory
November 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM
nightmajk.bsky.social
Happy #EvacuationDay to all who celebrate!

Dunno WTF I'm talking about?

It's a #NoKings thing ⬇️

#Boston #SuffolkCounty

#March17 #America250 #NOwar #history
Evacuation Day at 250: The Moment Boston Changed the Course of the Revolution  - MA250
For many in Massachusetts, March 17 evokes more than just St. Patrick’s Day. It is Evacuation Day, a holiday that commemorates a pivotal moment in early American history, when British […]
massachusetts250.org
March 17, 2026 at 11:35 AM
danielhcantwell.bsky.social
Happy Evacuation Day, New York City, to all !
#evacuationday #nyc #history
www.nypl.org/blog/2014/11...
Evacuation Day: New York's Former November Holiday | The New York Public Library
A once-annual holiday local to New York City, Evacuation Day was formerly equal in importance to the Fourth of July. Referring to the evacu…
www.nypl.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:42 PM
naferrell.com
I have written several articles looking into the history of different holidays and celebrations from around the world. I decided to create a collection hub with links to all of these history posts.

thenewleafjournal.com/b/6zK

#Holidays #Thanksgiving #MothersDay #Halloween #EvacuationDay
Holiday Research and History Articles
A collection of holiday research and history articles published on The New Leaf Journal.
thenewleafjournal.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:04 PM
danielhcantwell.bsky.social
Happy Evacuation Day all !
@universalhub
#boston #evacuationday
collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commo...
This Revolutionary War era map was based on British intelligence from the observations of Lieutenant Page and the plans of Captain Montressor. It was published in 1778 by the London publisher, William Faden. This, the second issue of the map, extends to the east to encompass Nahant Point, Nantasket Head, Broad Sound, and many islands including the Brewsters and Light House. It also delineates fortifications and troop positions with emphasis on “rebel lines” (American) thrown up in 1775 around Roxbury and Cambridge. This Revolutionary War era map was based on British intelligence from the observations of Lieutenant Page and the plans of Captain Montressor. It was published in 1778 by the London publisher, William Faden. This, the second issue of the map, extends to the east to encompass Nahant Point, Nantasket Head, Broad Sound, and many islands including the Brewsters and Light House. It also delineates fortifications and troop positions with emphasis on “rebel lines” (American) thrown up in 1775 around Roxbury and Cambridge.
March 17, 2024 at 1:04 PM
paulreverehouse.bsky.social
How did you mark the 250th anniversary of #EvacuationDay today? We posted the lasted addition to our blog, the #RevereHouseExpress: bit.ly/4tc2zQL a timely reflection on the history of the Siege of Boston and how it came to an end #OTD in 1776.
Evacuation Day and the Aftermath of the Siege of Boston - Paul Revere House
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March 18, 2026 at 2:05 AM
paulreverehouse.bsky.social
Happy #EvacuationDay #MuseumShopMonday! Tomorrow marks the 250th anniversary of the end of the Siege of Boston, as the Regulars departed after threats from Henry Knox’s show of force via cannon. Our Mortar Pencil Sharpener makes an apt memento: bit.ly/4lDbkAM #AmRev
Mortar Pencil Sharpener - Paul Revere House
$7.00 Did you know that Paul Revere made mortars? In 1788, he opened a foundry in Boston making bells, cannons, and mortars, among other things. This pencil sharpener is in the shape of a mortar, sim...
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March 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM