Historical Marker

First Encounter

Historical marker location:
2500 State Highway, Eastham, Massachusetts
( Marker is at the intersection of State Highway (U.S. 6) and Somoset Rd, on the left when traveling south on State Highway.)
Marker installed: 1920

In 1773, the Boston Tea Party occurred, where American colonists disguised as Native Americans dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest British taxation.
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