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250th anniversary of Bee Line March, U.S. Army's founding celebrated
SHEPHERDSTOWN -- "Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!" rang out across Morgan's Grove Park on Saturday afternoon, near the conclusion of the 250th anniversary commemoration of the Bee Line March. According to organizer Peter Smith, the day drew attendees from all over, including those from as far away as Florida and California, who came due to their descendance from some of the 98 men who marched the 600 miles from Shepherdstown to Cambridge, Mass. to join Gen. George Washington at his siege of Boston, in a record-breaking 25 days. "This is the most Revolutionary War event of the town and of the ...
