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Preparing the Noble Train

September 13, 2025

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“Preparing the Noble Train” is a weekend of hands-on activities and demonstrations of woodworking, iron work, tacking and shoeing horses and building a replica sledge like those used by Knox’s troops.

Event Details

  • Time:

    10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

  • Organization:

    Springfield Armory National Historic Site

  • Collaborators:

    NPS, Grand Lodge of Freemasons, City, Schools, businesses. 

  • Contact:

    Kelly Fellner, (413) 734-8551

  • More Info:

    Exhibit opening at the Armory of “The Continental Arsenal at Springfield.”

Bid farewell to Knox’s Noble Train as we handoff the ceremonial Knox250 Linstock and replica sleds to Rev250 as the Noble Train continues eastward into Massachusetts on its journey to Boston.

Preparing the Noble Train is a weekend of hands-on activities and demonstrations of woodworking, iron work, tacking and shoeing horses and building a replica sledge like those used by Knox’s troops.

Join us for a special Knox program at Crown Point State Historic Site in partnership with War Cannon Spirits.

Historian Rick Atkinson (The Fate of the Day) will be the featured guest at a reception commemorating Knox’s Noble Artillery Train in 1775-76.

On December 14, Revolutionary War themed events in Cohoes & Albany will feature a ceremonial handoff, living history reenactments, and more.

Immerse yourself in a full day of education and discovery featuring renowned authors and historians sharing insights into one of the most pivotal moments in American history at the Turning Point Symposium.

The Bidwell House Museum will be leading a guided hike along a stretch of Knox’s journey through Monterey.

Join the Old Saratoga Historical Association for a presentation by Patrick Niles marking the 250th anniversary of Henry Knox’s 1775 journey.

Join us after the linstock handoff from Washington County for historical interpreters, artillery demonstrations, food, and wagon rides at nearby Fort Hardy Park!

This immersive, day-long program recreates the dramatic arrival of Henry Knox and the vital process of proofing and selecting cannon for the Continental Army.

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