Are you Team Beverly or Team Marblehead? Where is the birthplace of the American Navy? Two local towns that have argued with each other for centuries over this question. Help us settle the Great Debate once and for all!

Come out and support your town as historians David Goss (Beverly) and Charlie Newhall (Marblehead) battle it out to decide the TRUE birthplace of the American Navy.

The debate will be moderated by David Olson former Editor-in-Chief of the Salem News

Privateer Rum will be on site to support the winning side (in their opinion), and serve samples from their lineup.

This program is generously sponsored by Privateer Rum.

Show your town pride, then come and decide! (Feel free to wear shirts, bring signs, or flags to show support your city/town)

We will also have a limited number of commemorative buttons in support of Beverly or Marblehead (first come first served)

Discounts are available for members of Historic Beverly, Marblehead Museum, or Essex Heritage, please contact us for more information. Info@EssexHeritage.org

This program is part of Essex County Revolution 250 – an initiative of Essex Heritage in partnership with Massachusetts Rev250 and dozens of regional museums, heritage sites, and organizations, with the intention of raising awareness and highlighting the diverse stories of Essex County, Massachusetts residents, free and unfree, during the American Revolutionary period.