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  2. Concord Hymn - Wikipedia

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    Emerson's "Concord Hymn" was written for the dedication of the memorial of the Battle of Concord. "Concord Hymn" (original title "Hymn: Sung at the Completion of the Concord Monument, April 19, 1836") [1] [2] is a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson written for the 1837 dedication of an obelisk monument in Concord, Massachusetts, commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord, a series of battles ...

  3. Shot heard round the world - Wikipedia

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    Emerson's "Concord Hymn", which originated the phrase, was written about the skirmish at the Old North Bridge, which was an early engagement on that day. Emerson lived in a house known as the Old Manse at the time when he was composing the poem, from which his grandfather and father (then a young child) had witnessed the skirmish. The house is ...

  4. John Buttrick - Wikipedia

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    Major John Buttrick (July 20, 1731— May 16, 1791, Concord, Massachusetts) was one of the leaders of the Concord militia during the Battle of Concord on April 19, 1775. [1] Given the usual interpretation of the first stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous poem "Concord Hymn," Buttrick is the man who ordered "the shot heard around the world."

  5. Old North Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Concord dedicated the monument on Independence Day, July 4, 1837. Congressman Samuel Hoar gave the dedication address. For the occasion, Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote his "Concord Hymn" which was sung by a chorus at the dedication. The first, and best known, of the four stanzas of this poem is:

  6. Minute Man National Historical Park - Wikipedia

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    This was the second battle of the day, after the brief fight at dawn on Lexington Common. In his 1837 poem, "Concord Hymn", thinker and author Ralph Waldo Emerson immortalized the North Bridge Fight as "the shot heard round the world". At this site also stands Daniel Chester French's well-known The Minute Man statue of 1874. [2]

  7. Battles of Lexington and Concord - Wikipedia

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    The "Concord Hymn" became important because it commemorated the beginning of the American Revolution, and that for much of the 19th century it was a means by which Americans learned about the Revolution, helping to forge the identity of the nation. [134] After 1860, several generations of schoolchildren memorized Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's ...

  8. Boston Hymn - Wikipedia

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    Boston Hymn" (full title: "Boston Hymn, Read in Music Hall, January 1, 1863") is a poem by the American essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson. Emerson composed the poem in late 1862 and read it publicly in Boston Music Hall on January 1, 1863.

  9. Talk:Concord Hymn - Wikipedia

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