Lexington Battle Green
1625 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02421, USA
Massachusetts, USA
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COMMON
EST. 1642
EST. 1642
BATTLEFIELD
April 19, 1775
Adams, Samuel
Pitcairn, John
Hancock, Dorothy Quincy
Revere, Paul
Hancock, John
Smith, Francis
Percy, Hugh
HISTORIC PEOPLE WHO WERE HERE
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Lexington Battle Green.
The historic town common survives as a publicly accessible landscaped park at the center of Lexington. Monuments, memorials, interpretive markers, pathways, and surrounding historic buildings define the preserved battlefield setting, which remains an active civic space and National Historic Landmark.
About Lexington Battle Green
Unlike many other towns, Lexington did not set aside a separate common area when the town was laid out. In 1711, the townspeople raised funds by subscription, and purchased 1.5 acres of land as a militia training ground. This was enlarged by one more acre in 1722. The common is a triangular parcel of land, bounded by Massachusetts Avenue, Bedford Street, and Harrington Road, and is located just northwest of Lexington's commercial center.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Lexington Battle Green
On April 19, 1775, local militiamen emerged from Buckman Tavern adjacent to the common and formed two rows on the common to face arriving British troops. The militiamen suffered the first casualties of the American Revolution.
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