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The town of Acton, Massachusetts, is located six miles west of Concord. In 1775, it was a small rural farming community in Middlesex County. Shortly...

Fact #1: Minutemen vs. Militia The most prevalent stories around Lexington and Concord is that of the “Minutemen.” If one visits Lexington and Concord...

“Will you let them burn the town down?” Asked Joseph Hosmer, a resident of Concord, Massachusetts, and member of the militia and minutemen gathered...

Salem Poor was born into slavery in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1747 and worked on the farm of John and Rebecca Poor. At 22 years old, he had saved...

This page provides a brief overview of the battles of Lexington and Concord, the first military engagements of the Revolutionary War.

While it is unclear when Alexander Innes was born, it is likely that he was originally from somewhere in Scotland. Innes arrived in Charleston, South...

John Parker was a Lexington, Massachusetts, native, born July 13 1729. A farmer by trade, Parker saw action during the French and Indian (Seven Years)...

Distant cousin of General George Washington, William Washington was born on February 28, 1752 to Bailey and Catherine Washington in Parish, Virginia...

Born in 1753, Peter Harris was a Catawba Indian who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Raised near present-day Fort Mill...

Named after the hometown of his owner Jeremiah Belknap, Peter Salem was born in Framingham, Massachusetts on October 1, 1750. In early 1775, Belknap...