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Visit Old Sturbridge Village this January for a unique event to start off America’s 250th celebrations. In partnership with Fort Ticonderoga, this event commemorates the Knox Train as it moved through central Massachusetts. Follow Colonel Henry Knox’s journey from New York to Boston to deliver more than 50 cannons in the winter of 1776 and see reenactment group Knox’s Artillery as they interpret the history behind moving cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights. Explore the historic Village and interact with costumed historians as they demonstrate the facets of daily life after the Revolution, hear stories from reenacted patriots who marched on the Trail, see cannon demonstrations, and learn about the impacts the Revolution had on people in the 1830s.

More Highlights Include:

• See Knox’s Artillery reenactment group interpret the history of moving guns from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights.
• Meet a team of guest oxen and learn about how they helped in the transport of artillery during Knox’s journey.
• Watch cannon demonstrations and see 7 cannon brought by the staff of Fort Ticonderoga.
• Learn about American artillery of the Revolution compared to the Massachusetts Artillery of the 1830s.
• See our cabinetmakers building a log sled based on one in our collection.
• Learn about using draft animals and their importance to early 19th-century farmers, featuring our ox teams.
• See our blacksmiths forging wheels to be used to transport the cannons.
• Hear stories from a recreated patriot who marched on the Knox Trail from Pittsfield to Cambridge in 1976.