Lexington Green - Line of the Minute Men - American Revolution, April 19, 1775, Lexington, MA, United States
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The first military engagements of the American Revolution took place on Lexington Green. A monument marks the line of the Minutemen and the orders from the leader of the Minute Men, Captain John Parker, that began the revolution.
Waymark Code: WMQRCR
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 03/23/2016
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On the morning of April 19, 1775 about about eighty Minutemen from the Lexington militia assembled on the Lexington Green to prevent a contingent of British Regulars from advancing onto Concord, MA. A British officer rode forward and demanded that the assembled militia to disperse.
A stone monument containing the relief image of a musket and powder horn, marks the position of the militia and is the words attributed to Captain Parker on that day. It is inscribed:
LINE OF THE MINUTE MEN
APRIL 19, 1775
STAND YOUR GROUND
DON'T FIRE UNLESS FIRED UPON
BUT IF THEY MEAN TO HAVE A WAR
LET IT BEGIN HERE
CAPTAIN PARKER
A bronze plaque on the back of the stone is inscribed:
THE TABLET ON THE FRONT OF THIS BOULDER
WAS REDEDICATED ON ITS CENTENNIAL
BY THE
LEXINGTON CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION
APRIL 19, 2010
Name of the revolution that the waymark is related to:
American Revolution
Adress of the monument:
Lexington Green
Bedford Street
Lexington, MA United States
What was the role of this site in revolution?:
Site of the first battle of the American Revolution
Link that comprove that role: [Web Link]
When was this memorial placed?: 04/19/1910
Who placed this monument?: Daughters of the American Revolution
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