Minute Man National Historic Park
Boston's Western Suburbs
The route that British troops followed to Concord has been designated the Minute Man National Historic Park. The visitor center at the eastern end of the…
Some places might boast about starting a revolution, but Boston's western suburbs can actually make the claim that two revolutions were launched here. Most famously, the American Revolution – the celebrated War of Independence that spawned a nation – started with encounters on the town greens at Lexington and Concord. And the US industrial revolution – the economic transformation that would turn this new nation from agriculture to manufacturing – began in the textile mills of Lowell.
Minute Man National Historic Park
Boston's Western Suburbs
The route that British troops followed to Concord has been designated the Minute Man National Historic Park. The visitor center at the eastern end of the…
DeCordova Sculpture Park & Museum
Boston's Western Suburbs
The magical DeCordova Sculpture Park encompasses 35 acres of green hills, providing a spectacular natural environment for a constantly changing exhibit of…
Boston's Western Suburbs
This is the final resting place for the most famous Concordians. Though the entrance is only a block east of Monument Sq, the most interesting part,…
Boston's Western Suburbs
A half-mile north of Monument Sq in Concord center, the wooden span of Old North Bridge is the site of the ‘shot heard around the world’ (as Emerson wrote…
Boston's Western Suburbs
Henry David Thoreau took the naturalist beliefs of transcendentalism out of the realm of theory and into practice when he left the comforts of the town…
Boston's Western Suburbs
The historic buildings in the city center – connected by the trolley and canal boats – constitute the national park, which gives a fascinating peek at the…
Boston's Western Suburbs
Southeast of Monument Sq, Concord Museum brings the town’s diverse history under one roof. The museum’s prized possession is one of the ‘two if by sea’…
Boston's Western Suburbs
Five blocks northeast of the visitors center, the Boott Cotton Mills Museum has exhibits that chronicle the rise and fall of the industrial revolution in…
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