Patch continues its Historical Concord series with a peek into Concord's National Park.
Many will say that there is perhaps no greater place in Concord, or the whole of New England for that matter, to engage in as much living history than Minute Man National Park, located at 174 Liberty Street. “At Minute Man National Historical Park the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as visitors explore the battlefields and structures associated with April 19, 1775, and witness the American revolutionary spirit through the writings of the Concord authors,” details Minute Man's website. The park is open daily during the summer months from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m and offers a copious amount of programs, guided tours and other engagements that immerse wanderers in a history long since passed, but certainly not forgotten. The Minute…
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Minute Man National Historical Park
174 Liberty St, Concord, MA
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Re-discover this historical bastion.
It's easy to take the historical parts of Concord for granted when you have lived in the area for a while. Anyone who has spent enough time in New England tends to learn about the Old North Church, The Boston Massacre, "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" - we are continually surrounded by the historic evidence of the birth of our nation. When I visited the Concord Museum, I expected what I'd learned over the years to come rushing back. What I didn't expect was how much I didn't know about Concord's (and early America's) tumumltuos history. The Concord Museum, located on 53 Cambridge Turnpike (200 Lexington Road) has an incredible wealth of information about the early Americas and the 18th and 19th centuries, all directly connected to the …
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Concord Museum
53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA
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