Letter: Barrington definitely not 'Borington' when it comes to history

Posted 3/21/17

To the editor:

While March 17 generally means just “St. Patrick’s Day” to most, the date does have another significance for we Barringtonians.

At the end of 1775 and …

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Letter: Barrington definitely not 'Borington' when it comes to history

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To the editor:

While March 17 generally means just “St. Patrick’s Day” to most, the date does have another significance for we Barringtonians.

At the end of 1775 and beginning of 1776, a Barrington militia unit under the command of Matthew Allin was part of Washington’s forces laying siege to Boston. 

The siege came to a successful conclusion when the Americans seized Dorchester Heights on March 4, 1776.  This forced General William Howe, the British Commander—realizing Boston Harbor was thus threatened by a cannonade from the Heights—to order the evacuation of Boston on March 17: Evacuation Day. (“And ‘you’ [Barrington] were there!”)

Barrington is definitely not “Borington” when it comes to History. Upcoming tricentennial events will serve as a reminder of that.

Karl F. Stephens

Barrington

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