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In the Revolution, the first armed resistance to Royal authority was made at this bridge on 26 Feb. 1775 by the people of Salem. The advance of 300 British troops, led by Lt. Col. Leslie and sent by Gen. Gage to seize munitions of war, was arrested here.
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Salem, Massachusetts · United States
