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The Col. James Barrett Farm (Barrett's Farm) is a historic American Revolutionary War site in Concord, Massachusetts, associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord. His farm was the storage site of all the town of Concord's militia gunpowder, weapons and two pairs of prized bronze cannons.
The Battle of Concord (unknown date) When the British column neared the boundary between Lincoln and Lexington, it encountered another ambush from a hill overlooking the road, set by Captain John Parker's Lexington militiamen, including some of them bandaged up from the encounter in Lexington earlier in the day. At this point, Lt. Col. Smith ...
Meriam's Corner is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord.It is located, on the former Battle Road, at the junction of today's Lexington Road and Old Bedford Road in Concord, Massachusetts, and is named for the Meriam family who lived there.
From Concord to Lexington on Massachusetts Route 2A 42°28′09″N 71°21′01″W / 42.4692°N 71.3504°W / 42.4692; -71.3504 ( Minute Man National Historical Boundary increase (added 2002-11-29): Lexington, MA
The house and 3.4 acres of land were purchased and restored by Save Our Heritage, a Concord non-profit that transferred ownership to the National Park Service in 2012. Lexington Battle Green, formerly known as Lexington Common, site of the first action on April 19, 1775, is part of the park's story, but the Town of Lexington owns and maintains it.
In the 1990s, parallels were drawn between American tactics in the Vietnam War and those of the British Army at Lexington and Concord. [138] The site of the battle in Lexington is now known as the Lexington Battle Green. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a National Historic Landmark. Several memorials ...
The Farwell Jones House is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord.Built in the early 18th century, it stands on Lexington Road in Concord, Massachusetts, just southwest of the former Battle Road.
Buckman Tavern is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's very first battle, the 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord. It is located on the Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts and operated as a museum by the Lexington Historical Society. [3] Buckman Tavern in 1929