Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024
Location: Peggy Stewart House, Annapolis (address provided after registration)
Time: 11:00 am (EDT) - 12:00 pm (EDT)
This event is now sold out. Please join us on Saturday, October 19 for our Living History event on Pinkney Street, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the burning of the Peggy Stewart!
Join Historic Annapolis for a rare opportunity to tour the privately-owned Peggy Stewart House!
In October 1774, the people of Annapolis discovered that the brigantine, the Peggy Stewart, contained contraband tea that violated the colonists’ non-importation resolution. In response to public outrage, ship owner Anthony Stewart was forced to burn the Peggy Stewart with the tea onboard down to the waterline – with sails and colors still flying! The dramatic burning of the Peggy Stewart heightened the divide between American patriots from those loyal to the King.
Visitors will get a behind the scenes look at the 1760’s Georgian home once occupied by Anthony Stewart that was at the center of conflict. Learn more about other notable occupants and how the Revolution unfolded in Annapolis through this special tour, which shares the details of this pivotal moment in American history.
Advance registration required; space is limited.
Cost: $20 General Admission; $15 for HA Members and Volunteers, Military, and Children (17 and under)
Accessibility: Accessing this program requires ascending and descending several flights of stairs. Tour is of the first floor of the home, which is a private residence.