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The three stamps were first placed on sale in Washington, D.C., and in five Massachusetts cities and towns that played major roles in the Lexington and Concord story: Lexington, Concord, Boston, Cambridge, and Concord Junction (as West Concord was then known). [150] This is not to say that other locations were not involved in the battles.
The towns of Lexington and Concord have debated over the point where the first shot was fired since at least 1824, when Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette visited the two towns during his visit to the United States. He was welcomed to Lexington by the municipal authorities, who described it as the "birthplace of American liberty"; the ...
The Battles of Lexington and Concord began on April 19, 1775, with the shot heard round the world at the North Bridge and Lexington Green. The Lexington Alarm announced, throughout the American Colonies, that the Revolutionary War began with the Battle of Lexington and the Siege of Boston on April 19, 1775.
Battles of Lexington and Concord: April 19, 1775: Massachusetts: American insurgent victory: British forces raiding Concord driven back into Boston with heavy losses. [3] Siege of Boston: April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776: Massachusetts: American victory: British eventually evacuate Boston after Americans fortify Dorchester heights [4 ...
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.
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. [14] On April 19, 1775, 700 British Army troops led by Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Smith marched from Boston to Concord to confiscate a cache of arms stored in the town.
The Captain William Smith House is a historic American Revolutionary War site in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States.Part of today's Minute Man National Historic Park, it is associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 battles of Lexington and Concord.
The towns of Concord and Lexington, Massachusetts, are the site of Minute Man National Historical Park, a park governed by the National Park Service. [1] The most highly attended event in the park is the annual reenactment of the first shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, [2] performed by the Lexington Minute Men Company and His Majesty's Tenth Regiment of Foot.