Revolutionary War times in Lexington and Concord

Sunday morning we left Concord NH, headed toward Lexington and Concord Mass. As is, the basic weather man can tell the sky and weather is a bit different. The gray washed out looking sky we had been having the past day or so is just about gone. Sorta sky blue. A bit cold in the morning (low 40s)!! but it is nice.

The iconic statue was there to greet us upon arrival at the Lexington Green.  

We toured the old houses and taverns that played a role in the events of April 19, 1775. This one below is of Buckman's Tavern where the colonists assembled early on that morning before the fight. We also visited the home of John Hancock's grandfather (John Hancock of signing the Declaration fame), The John of signing fame was here in the early AM of the 19th and along with Sam Adams his arrest was ostensibly one of the objectives of the British forces that morning. This house we were in was that of his grandfather, the Congregationalist Minister in Lexington. (John's adopted father, his uncle, was a wealthy Boston merchant. John's father, the merchant's brother, died young).

Another house we visited was on Battle Road. Battle Road is the name the Park Service has given the route back to Lexington (in effort to reach Boston) where the British Soldiers had to fight their was back with Minutemen firing from the road sides. Approximately 4,000 colonists had joined the fight by the time the British began their march -return - retreat- to Boston.  The British suffered 295 killed or wounded along Battle Road while the Colonist suffered 98 that were recorded. This "event" was probably the most significant of Lexington, Concord, and the "Road" to the British on the 19th of April 1775.  

Patt in front of said Tavern.

Another of the iconic statutes, this one at the North Bridge in Concord, where the Colonists did organize and outnumber the British and upon firing, advanced on the British causing them to retreat.

And there was another re-enactor present in period dress complete with working rifle and gear.

and a British soldier was there as well. These guys are interesting to talk too. They either know a lot of history and would kill at trivia or just make up stuff and are good at fooling people.

Like according to the woman at Patt's left, George Washington sat in the chair to her left on his Presidential tour in 1789. This house/tavern also served as a British hospital during the fighting along Battle Road.

After spending most of the day in Massachusetts, we drove south to Providence, Rhode Island and are staying near Brown University.  We walked around the campus a bit after dinner — Go Bears.  They have at least two statutes on campus one a huge statute of Roman Marcus Aurelieus on a horse and in a another part of campus a very large statue of a bear.