Contributed by NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Description
This verse, copied by Longfellow in 1875 from his poem composed in 1845, speaks of George Washington during the American Revolution. It hangs in a second floor front bedroom below an engraving of Washington. The Longfellow House was Washington's headquarters from July 1775 until April 1776, during the Siege of Boston.
About This Item
- Title: Stanza 6 of Longfellow's poem, ca. 1775
- Creator: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Creation Date: 1875-08-18
- Subject Date: circa 1775
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Locations:
- Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
- Boston, Suffolk County, MA
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 30.3 cm x 25.2 cm
- Local Code: LONG 4692
- Object Type: Text
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Furnishings
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882--Associated objects
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Commemoration
- Longfellow National Historic Site (Cambridge, Mass.)
- Poetry
- Vassall-Craigie-Longfellow House (Cambridge, Mass.)
People
For more information about this item, contact:
NPS, Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site105 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 876-4491
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