Battle Road
Committee
Lexington Minute Men
2nd Massachusetts Regiment
4th Middlesex
Regiment/85ème Régiment de Saintonge
1st Foot Guards
5th Regiment of Foot
10th Regiment of Foot
Stand your ground; don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to
have a war, let it begin here. -Captain Parker
Whoever looks upon them as an irregular mob will find
himself much mistaken, they have men amongst them who know
very well what they are about. -Lord Percy
Xxx Xxxxx, Chairman
xx Xxxx Xx
Xxxx, XX xxxxx
(xxx) xxx-xxxx
xxxxx@xxx.xxx
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Other Historical Sites and Events
Boston is a community with a rich variety of historical events and
sites. Many of these sites will be holding special commemorations
throughout the year. Below are some sites which you may wish to visit
during your stay in Boston.
(See also the schedule on the Lexington 2000 Commission
site. If you're in a hurry, access the text-only
version (and it may be more up-to-date).)
Contents
Lexington Historical Society (http://www.lexingtonhistory.org/)
- Buckman Tavern
- Location: 1 Bedford St. (On Lexington Common)
- Telephone: 781-862-5598
- Hours: Open daily 10 AM - 4 PM and Sunday 1PM - 4 PM
- Munroe Tavern
- Location: One mile east of Lexington Common
- Telephone: 781-674-9238
- Hancock-Clarke House
- Location: 1/4 mile from Buckman Tavern, on Hancock Street
- Telephone: 781-861-0928
- Antique Fire-Equipment Museum
- Location: A barn behind the Hancock-Clarke House
- Telephone: 781-862-1703
- Location:
- 33 Marrett Rd. (Route 2A)
- Lexington, MA 02421
- Telephone:
- (781) 861-6559
- Hours: Open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
- Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.
- Location:
- 200 Lexington Rd.
- Concord, MA 01742
- Telephone:
- (978) 369-9763, Taped Information: (978) 369-9609
- Location:
- Concord, Lincoln, and Lexington, MA
- Telephone:
- (978) 369-6993 or (781) 862-7753
- Facilities/Opportunities:
- The Battle Road Unit follows the route of the 1775
Battle Road for over five miles from Lexington through Lincoln to Concord.
This area has many newly opened features.
- Minute Man Visitor Center: Newly renovated center
contains an all-new twenty-five minute multi-media show "Road to
Revolution," exhibits, 40 x 15 foot battle mural and a bookstore, providing
basic orientation of park to visitors. Visitors are encouraged to begin
their tour of the park at this center.
- Battle Road Trail: The 5.5 mile, 11-mile round trip,
trail connects historic sites with natural areas in the park. Visitors can
follow the entire trail from Meriam's corner in Concord to Fiske Hill in
Lexington, or visit portions of the trail. The trail can be accessed from a
number of different parking areas off of Route 2A. Walk, bike or hike, the
trail can be used by pedestrians, low-speed bikes, strollers and
wheelchairs alike. Trail maps can be obtained at the visitor
centers.
- Hartwell Tavern: Built in 1733, this restored home and
tavern situated along the Battle Road provides a perfect setting for
visitors to step back in time to April of 1775. Meet and speak with
costumed interpreters and park living history volunteers, observe colonial
living demonstrations and learn about the daily lives of those men and
women who took part in the 1775 Revolutionary activities. Directions to the
tavern may be obtained at park visitor centers.
- The Wayside: Home of Authors: Incorportated into
Minute Man National Historial Park in 1965 was once the home of Concord
Authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, and Margaret Sidney. The
Wayside Barn exhibits include: "The House, Its Authors, and the Creation of
an American Literary Heritage." Guided tours of the house are available.
For more information, visit the expanded Wayside web site.
- The North Bridge: Located off of Monument Street
Concord, the North Bridge area contains Daniel Chester French's Minute Man
Statue, British Grave Site and 1836 Battle Monument.
- The North Bridge Visitor Center: Park Headquarters,
174 Liberty Street, Concord. Visitor Center contains park and area
information, ranger programs, diaromas, artifacts, muskets, uniformed
mannequins, a twelve-minute video program "April Fire," and a bookstore.
Downtown
- Visitor Center, 15 State Street
- Hours: Open Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Free maps, brochures and information on the Freedom Trail (http://www.nps.gov/bost/ftrail.htm)
and the Boston area.
- Eastern National Bookstore sells books, maps, historical toys and reproductions.
- Visitor Center: (617) 242-5642
- Faneuil Hall
- Hours: Open Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Historical Talks given every half-hour (except when the Hall is closed for city- sponsored events)
- Faneuil Hall Marketplace Desk
- Hours: Open Daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
- Free maps, brochures and information available on the Freedom Trail and the Boston area.
Charlestown Navy Yard
- Visitor Center, Bunker Hill Pavillion, Constitution Road
- Hours: Open Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Free maps, brochures and information on the Freedom Trail and the Boston area.
- Eastern National Bookstore sells books, maps, historical toys and reproductions.
- Visitor Center: (617) 242-5601
- Location:
- Salem, Massachusetts
- Telephones:
- Visitor Information (Daily, 9-5):
- (978)740-165
- (978)740-1655 FAX
- Operating Hours, Seasons:
- Daily, 9am to 5pm; closed January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25.
The history of America's Industrial Revolution is commemorated in Lowell,
Massachusetts. The Boott Cotton Mills Museum with its operating weave
room of 88 power looms, "mill girl" boardinghouses, the Suffolk Mill
Turbine Exhibit and guided tours tell the story of the transition from farm
to factory, chronicle immigrant and labor history and trace industrial
technology. The park includes textile mills, worker housing, 5.6 miles of
canals, and 19th-century commercial buildings.
- Location:
- Lowell National Historical Park is 26 miles north of Boston. It is
easily accessible from several major highways such as Route 3 and
Interstate 495. It is within driving distance of Minuteman National
Historical Park, Salem Maritime National Historical Site, and Boston
National Historical Park.
- Address:
- Lowell National Historical Park
- 67 Kirk Street
- Lowell, MA 01852-1029
- Telephone:
- (978) 970-5000 (Voice)
- (978) 970-5002 (TDD)
- Operationg Hours, Seasons:
- The Visitor Center is open year round 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
4/15/00 - 4/16/00
Old Deerfield: April Sampler
- 10am-5pm
- Focused on Mother's Day, weddings, graduations, gardening and outdoors. Call for details.
- Old Deerfield, MA 01342
- (413) 772-0858, 413-665-3961
- www.deerfield-craft.org
- Franklin County
4/15/00
Old Sturbridge Village: The Last Farewell
- 10am-5pm
- Learn how an earlier era dealt with death; visit mourners and join the
procession to the Meetinghouse for a funeral sermon.
- One Old Sturbridge Village Rd.
- Sturbridge, MA 01566
- (508) 347-3362, (800) SEE-1830
- www.osv.org
- Worcester County
4/16/00
Annual Lantern Celebration
- 8pm
- The annual commemoration of the hanging of the two lanterns on April 18,
1775, alerting Paul Revere that British troops were advancing up the
Charles River to Lexington.
- Old North Church
- 194 Salem St.
- Boston, MA 02113
- (617) 523-6676
- Greater Boston
4/17/00
Boston Marathon
- Race starts: 11:15am, wheelchair division; 11:45am, running division
- Oldest marathon in America and largest single-day sporting event in New
England; more than 11,000 runners; 26.2 mile course starts in Hopkinton,
winds through eight cities and towns and finishes near Copley Square.
- Boston, MA 02116
- (617) 236-1652
- Greater Boston
4/17/00
Concord Museum: Patriots' Day
- 9am-5pm
- Festivities following Concord's Patriots' Day Parade including
refreshments, 18th-century music and a visit from Paul Revere.
- 200 Lexington Rd.
- Concord, MA 01742
- (978) 369-9763
- www.concordmuseum.org
- Merrimack Valley
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