Just northwest of Boston I visited the Minuteman National Historic Park. This includes the Revolutionary battle sites at Lexington and Concord and the "battle road" in between. Armed conflict between Great Britain and her American colonies began at these sites on April 19, 1775. British soldiers marched from Boston toward Concord, where rebels were purportedly storing arms and ammunition. On the way, they clashed with colonials at the Lexington Green, then moved on to the Concord area. The battle at the North Bridge at Concord was immortalized in a poem as the "shot heard round the world." All the way back to Boston, the British were ambushed by minutemen at places like Barrett's Tavern, where I saw a musket demonstration.
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Memorial Statue at
Lexington Green
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Old North Bridge at Concord. Minuteman
statue at this end, memorial at the other. The
Americans forced the British away from the
bridge from this direction.
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Barret's Tavern, left. On the right, park employees give musket demonstration.
Despite the rain, it fired on the 3rd shot!
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In the early afternoon, I got a look at the home of another group of "Patriots," the ones who play football in the National Football League. This is in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The New England Patriots' home field is called Gillette Stadium, and it is part of a modern complex with a hall of fame, restaurants, and shopping. There were many people there doing sightseeing, having lunch, and enjoying the shops, despite the fact that there won't be a game there for a couple months.
Soon afterward, I passed through Rhode Island and its capital, Providence, then moved on into Connecticut on I-95, a road which continues all the way back home to Georgia.
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