1775 - Artemas was commissioned as First Major General Artemas was commissioned by Continental Congress as First Major General and Second in Command under George Washington.
1843 - Tenant farming ended at Henshaw farm The Henshaw farm, which was adjacent to the Ward farm, had been leased to tenants who paid the Wards with a share of the produce. In 1843 this arrangement ended and the main farm took over all agricultural production.
1938 - Statue of Artemas Ward erected in Washington, D.C. Statue of Artemas Ward erected in Washington, D.C.