Concord Battle Monument Obelisk - Concord, MA
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member neoc1
N 42° 28.146 W 071° 21.013
19T E 306791 N 4704538
The Concord Battle Monument is located in Minuteman National Historic Park on the east side of the North Bridge. Entrance is from the west at 174 Liberty Street or from the east at parking lot on Monument Street in Concord, MA.
Waymark Code: WM17BBN
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 01/19/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The Concord Battle Monument is a 25' tall obelisk that commemorates the first battle of the Revolutionary War at the North Bridge over the Concord River in Concord, MA.

The granite obelisk is set of on top a set of four steps.A plaque on the monument is inscribed:

HERE
On the 19th of April
1775
was made
the first forcible resistance
to British aggression.
On the opposite Bank
stood the American Militia.
Here stood the Invading Army
and on this spot
the first of the Enemy fell
in the War of that Revolution
which gave
Independence
to these United States.

In gratitude to God
and
in the love of Freedom
this Monument
was erected
AD 1836

Date Created/Placed: 1836

Address:
Minuteman National Historic Park 174 Liberty Street Concord, MA 01742


Height: 25'

Illuminated: no

Website: [Web Link]

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