Celebration Day – January 8th, 1829 (Henniker)

The people of Henniker party like it’s 1829… FEATURING: processions, war heroes, partisan politics, an oration that launches a future president’s political career, an all-night ball, LOTS of gunpowder, and the season’s first snow!

NEXT:  Frozen flagpole >>

SOURCE = Cogswell’s History of the Town of Henniker…  (1880) (p.359-60)

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Here are links to more info on a few of the people & events mentioned in the course of this whirlwind celebration!

•  Andrew Jackson + The Battle of New Orleans + his 1829 inauguration at the White House
•  Franklin Pierce
•  General James Miller + The Battle of Lundy’s Lane
  Miller’s modest “I’ll try” quote really did create quite a stir in its day; it’s a classic example of Yankee reserve in a situation of extreme stress.
• SEE ALSO: this portrait (@ the NH State House) of Col. Joseph Cilley, a veteran who carried out Miller’s order to CHARGE at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane.