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The "Spirit of '76" is undoubtedly one of the most iconic images in Marblehead, a town full of historic iconography. The painting looms large in Abbot Hall and the Selectmen's meeting room and is a draw for tourists coming to town. It's a lasting symbol of the American Revolution, and wound up in Marblehead in the 19th century, where it has sat ever since. In 1993 — 30 … [Read more...] about Back in time to Nov. 17, 1993