Burning of the Brig "Peggy Stewart"
Near this spot
which was then the shore of the bay,
the Brig “Peggy Stewart” was burned
by her owner, “Anthony Stewart.”
October 19, 1774
To pacify the indignation of the
citizens roused by the payment of
duties on seventeen boxes of tea
imported in the brig.
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Erected in conformity with the
Act of Congress of March 3, 1903.
Marker is at the intersection of Holloway Road and Simms Road, on the right when traveling south on Holloway Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
