Ten Facts: The Battles of Lexington and Concord
Fact #1: Minutemen vs. Militia The most prevalent stories around Lexington and Concord is that of the “Minutemen.” If one visits Lexington and Concord...
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John Pitcairn
John Pitcairn was born in Scotland in 1722 to the Reverend David Pitcairn and his wife Katherine. The young Pitcairn grew up among a distinguished...
Hartwell Tavern
Today in Lincoln, Massachusetts, along the Battle Road in Minuteman National Historical Park, is a small wood frame structure that bore witness to the...
Old North Bridge
In 1837, Ralph Waldo Emerson famously described the first shot of the battle of Concord as the “shot heard 'round the world.” These words, from the...
Minute Man National Historical Park
William Thorning was one of the Lincoln, Massachusetts Minutemen, only 17 years old on that spring morning, April 19, 1775, when he leveled his musket...
Visit Historic Boston
Virtually explore Boston's iconic locations-the USS Constitution, Old North Bridge, Buckman Tavern, and have a tea party on Boston Harbor.