THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRiDAy, July 3, 2026 Page 19 CELEBRATE | FROM PAGE 14 area part of Malden and a strategic area just north of British occupied Charlestown. During the Revolution, the area was seen as a buff er for Malden, allaying the fears of residents who feared an incursion from British troops over the Mystic River. As recounted in “Everett in the Revolutionary War,” by Julia Rich Hogan, on April 19, 1775, residents of what was known as South Malden were awakened by church bells as an alarm about British troops leaving Boston for Concord. Minutemen met in what is now Everett Square. Led by local militiamen and accompanied by onlookers, including the wives and children of the militiamen, they left to intercept the British and engaged in the fi rst battle of the war. Arinello pointed out that residents could see the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775, from Lower Broadway or the Commercial Triangle, the area bordered by Lower Broadway, Revere Beach Parkway/Route 16 and the Mystic River. “If you could go back in time, it would be fascinating,” he said. “I can imagine standing on the edge of the Mystic River and seeing the battle.” Undoubtedly some people did. It was customary of the times. The diaries of Abigail Adams indicate she saw the battle from Quincy. As recounted in Hogan’s “Town of Everett / 1870-92,” the community separated from Malden in 1870 as a town and became a city in 1892. It is named after Edward Everett, who had passed away only fi ve years earlier after having been a Congressman, Senator, Governor of Massachusetts and Secretary of State. He also spoke at the dedication of Gettysburg National Cemetery just before President Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address.
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