Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A National Park Service map showing the retreat from Concord and Percy's rescue Lieutenant Colonel Smith, concerned about the safety of his men, sent flankers to follow a ridge and protect his forces from the roughly 1,000 colonials now in the field as the British marched east out of Concord.
Battle Road, formerly known as the Old Concord Road and the Bay Road, is a historic road in Massachusetts, United States.It was formerly part of the main road connecting Lexington, Lincoln and Concord, [2] three of the main towns involved in the American Revolutionary War.
The United States Marine Band wears a red uniform for performances at the White House and elsewhere. Members of the United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, United States Marine Band and the United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps wear red coats for performances at the White House and elsewhere. This is a rare survival of the common ...
Adapted from National Atlas of the United States scan uploaded by Kooma using File:Blank US Map.svg as a template: Author: Cg-realms; adapted from a scan from the National Atlas of the United States: Other versions: Image:Map Thirteen Colonies 1775-fr.svg Image:Map of territorial growth 1775.jpg
The 249-year-old musket balls were discovered by archeologists doing "compliance activities" in preparation for an event, the National Park Service said in a news release Tuesday.
The United States has 63 national parks, which are congressionally designated protected areas operated by the National Park Service, an agency of the Department of the Interior. [1] National parks are designated for their natural beauty, unique geological features, diverse ecosystems, and recreational opportunities, typically "because of some ...
The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress , meeting in Philadelphia after the war's outbreak.
Though one of the smaller camps, more than 120,000 Japanese Americans were incarcerated at the site, with over 10,000 inmates at its peak. The site preserves and interprets the legacy of Japanese-American incarceration in the United States, as it was identified by the National Park Service as the best-preserved of the ten former camp sites. [75]