Lexington Battle Green

Please look at the statue of Henry H. Kitson's militia built in commemoration of the Lexington militia in 1900. The Revolutionary Memorial is the oldest war memorial hall in this country, which is completed on July 4, 1799, in the premises of the first school building in town. In 1835, the settlers of the settlers killed in the battle of Lexington were removed from the general grave of the old graveyard and placed under the monument.

It is located at the Lexington Center (Rt.4 / 225) at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Bedford Street. Map >>

Every year, Lexington Town reinterprets the historic first war of the American Revolutionary War on the green of the battle of Lexington, in which "Shooting around words" is a patriot and a red patch One point that caused it between jackets is that Britain does not return to American colonies. After fighting Paul Riwell ran at midnight from Boston to the north, after watching the two lanterns on the clock tower of Old North Church he warned that "British people are coming". war

First, the reappearance of the patriot's day occurred at 5:30 am, the time when the war first took place in 1775. Observers often line up at 4 AM to get a good view on the green of the Lexington fight. Very early. Third, since the practice battle is far less than the official battle replay of Patriot Day, you can get a better battlefield position to see it without having to camp for hours. . They are also enjoying a bit - looking at the bottom right photo Res Coat wearing a horse's head

* In the book, Adam Cooper is hiding in the smoking room for several hours while the red coat is looking for the city after the battle of Lexington Green. He was caught by two red court soldiers. In real life, after the Lexington Green massacre, British soldiers could not go to the town for the search. They have just traveled to Concord. * In the "morning of April", the people of Lexington who were killed in battle were placed in the meeting room of the town. This actually happened, but at the end of the novel, the Lexington people held a night candlelight gathering for them. Indeed, those who lost their lives in battle were buried in the city in just a few hours after death. Besides, British shells crashed into the walls of the conference room during that day and beat the building.