Lexington Green

The Lexington Battle Green, also known as Lexington Common, is the historic town common of Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It was at this site that the opening shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord were fired on April 19, 1775, starting the American Revolutionary War.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Buckman Tavern and First Parish Church.

Buckman Tavern

Museum

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Buckman Tavern is a historic American Revolutionary War site associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord. It is located on the Battle Green in Lexington, Massachusetts, and operated as a museum by the Lexington Historical Society.

First Parish Church

Place of worship

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First Parish Church is a place of worship.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lexington and Munroe station.

Lexington

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Lexington is a northwestern suburb of Boston in Massachusetts. The Lexington Green is where the first shot of the American Revolution was fired and the first blood shed, and is known as "the Birthplace of American Liberty".

Munroe station

Neighborhood

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Munroe station was a commuter rail station in the Munroe Hill neighbourhood of Lexington, Massachusetts, serving the Lexington Branch of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter Rail system. The depot was located near Munroe Tavern.

Peirce Farm Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Peirce Farm Historic District is a small historic district within the Arlington Heights neighborhood of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts. The district features three houses that are in a transitional style between Federal and Greek Revival styles, dating from the 1830s. Peirce Farm Historic District is situated 3½ miles southeast of Lexington Green.

Lexington Green

Type: Park
Location: Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.44982° or 42° 26′ 59″ north

Longitude

-71.23144° or 71° 13′ 53″ west

Elevation

223 feet (68 metres)

Open location code

87JCCQX9+WC

GeoNames ID

4941938

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