During the 332 years of Mattapoisett’s recorded history, 177 years as a village in the Township of Rochester, and 155 years since its incorporation in 1857, only once is there any documented account of the town being attacked by a belligerent force. This event occurred on or about September 5, 1814 in the third year of the War of 1812 when British marines from the HMS Nimrod were dispatched to burn the ships and shipyards on the Mattapoisett waterfront.
Join Seth Mendell, President of the Mattapoisett Historical Society, Thursday, August 2 at 7:30 pm at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library to hear this exciting tale and others placed in context of the Napoleonic Wars that were rocking the European Continent. The lecture will be given in conjunction with the Mattapoisett Historical Commission and Heritage Weekend.