Merriam's Corner
Lexington Rd & Old Bedford Rd, Concord, MA 01742, USA
Massachusetts, USA
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EST. 1705
EST. 1705
BATTLEFIELD
April 19, 1775
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Merriam's Corner.
Here begins the Battle Road. After brief battles at Lexington Green and Concord’s North Bridge, Colonists and British soldiers clashed here at Meriam’s Corner.
Colonial militia and minute men coming from the North Bridge fight were joined by companies from Reading. While the Colonists watched from the cover of the Meriam house and barn, British flankers protecting the main column of troops came in to cross the small bridge over Mill Brook. This weakened the British position. Musket shots rang out, beginning a six-hour running battle all the way to Boston harbor. Colonists discharged their vengeance at the British troops along the old highway that is known today as “Battle Road.”
About Merriam's Corner
At Merriam’s Corner on April 19, 1775, Massachusetts militia opened a sustained attack on British regulars retreating from Concord. The clash began the running battle back toward Boston, as growing numbers of militia fired from walls, woods, and buildings along the road.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Merriam's Corner
At Merriam’s Corner on April 19, 1775, Massachusetts militia opened a sustained attack on British regulars retreating from Concord. The clash began the running battle back toward Boston, as growing numbers of militia fired from walls, woods, and buildings along the road.
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