Along the march the British first came to the Whittemore House. Revere, Dawes and Prescott had already ridden ahead to sound the alarm that the "Regulars are out". Minutemen from surrounding towns of Lincoln, Menotomy, Concord and others were preparing.
Jacob Whittemore House
Parker's Revenge Below
Capt John Parker with the Lexington and Cambridge Militia, attacked the British here and battle rages. Several British soldiers are killed as well as Jedidian Munroe of Lexington
At Parkers Revenge, US and British flags commemorate the fallen
Site of Josiah Nelson's House, also on the Battle road. It existed as a restaurant until the 1960's when it burned.
More of the Battle Road
William Thorning's story. He hid behind rocks and shooting at British soldiers as they marched on the road. I'm sure it appeared much like a scene from the movie The Patriot
Thorning's Boulder
Paul Revere was captured here, Dawes and Prescott got away. Prescott made it to Concord to alert the town
Capt. William Smith's house lay off the Battle Road. Capt Smith was brother to Abigail Adams and leader of the Lincoln Minute Men. His house was built around 1690.
Along the Battle Road leading to Hartwell Tavern
Hartwell Tavern sits on the Battle Road and is owned by Ephraim Hartwell. Three of his sons belonged to the Lincoln Minute Men under Capt William Smith. On April 18th, just as Revere is captured, Prescott escaped and rode his horse through the countryside sounding the alarm. He stops here at Hartwell to wake the boys and family before riding off to awaken Concord. Because of this, hundreds of Minute Men were waiting for the British when they got to the North Bridge outside of Concord
Job Brooks House
Many of the old stone walls still exist today. Every farm had many stone walls to separate a farms woodlot, pasture, garden, tillage and other areas.
Picture of a re-enactment.
Samuel Brooks house. He was also a Minute Man and is in the process of some re-painting.
The road to Miriam's Corner
Miriam's House at Miriam's Corner - The British Troops retreating from the Old North Bridge
were attacked in flank by the Concord men and Minute Men and driven back to Charlestown under continuous bursts of heavy fighting
were attacked in flank by the Concord men and Minute Men and driven back to Charlestown under continuous bursts of heavy fighting
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