250 at Old York!

Join us this season as we commemorate the country’s Semiquincentennial with new events and programs. Learn about York’s history during the Revolutionary Period—from York’s early days as a Loyalist-leaning town due to the economic ties to Britain of its wealthy residents—to York’s Tea Party on September 15, 1774 where town members boarded Jonathan Sayward’s ship and confiscated fifty pounds of British tea in an ardent demonstration of patriotism. Upon hearing the news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, a group of sixty men swiftly responded, preparing to join the cause on April 21, 1775. Many residents from York went on to serve as soldiers and sailors during the war.