Historical Markers to Celebrate West Newbury's Bicentennial

To celebrate West Newbury’s Bicentennial, the Historical Commission is highlighting the Town’s history, often with one historical marker each month. This month’s marker, which is located at 16 Pleasant Street, notes the site of Camp Sylvester, a sort of holding station for eager Civil War enlistees awaiting marching orders as the Grand Army of the Republic got itself organized.

The story behind this marker is one of anxious and bored soldiers-in-waiting who came here in April, 1861 to enlist in the Union Army. Their minor rebellion finally brought them tents, some supplies, and a camp to call their own here in West Newbury..    

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