1836 Battle Monument

1836 Battle Monument is a monument in Town of Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 1836 Battle Monument is situated nearby to Old North Bridge, as well as near The Old Manse.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old North Bridge and The Old Manse.

Old North Bridge

Bridge

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The North Bridge, often colloquially called the Old North Bridge, is a historic site in Concord, Massachusetts, spanning the Concord River. On April 19, 1775, the first day of the American Revolutionary War, provincial minutemen and militia companies numbering approximately 400 engaged roughly 90 British Army troops at this location.

The Old Manse

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The Old Manse is a historic manse in Concord, Massachusetts, United States, notable for its literary associations. It is open to the public as a nonprofit museum owned and operated by the Trustees of Reservations. The Old Manse is situated 390 feet southeast of 1836 Battle Monument.

Flint’s Bridge

Bridge

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Flint’s Bridge is situated 800 feet north of 1836 Battle Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Concord and West Concord.

Concord

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Maybe you’ve never heard of sleepy Concord Massachusetts population 18,000, but your life has certainly been impacted by it. This is where "the shot heard round the world" was fired in the spring of 1775, setting off a chain of events that would eventually lead to the creation of the United States.

West Concord

Village

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West Concord is an unincorporated village and census-designated place in the town of Concord in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 6,320 at the 2020 census. West Concord is situated 2½ miles west of 1836 Battle Monument.

Lincoln

Village

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1836 Battle Monument

Type: Monument
Inscription: “Here on the 19th of April 1775 was made the first forcible resistance to British aggression. On the opposite bank stood the American Militia. Here stood the invading Army and on this spot the first of the enemy fell in the War of that Revolution which ...”
Category: historic site
Location: Town of Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.46911° or 42° 28′ 9″ north

Longitude

-71.3502° or 71° 21′ 1″ west

Elevation

148 feet (45 metres)

Open location code

87JCFJ9X+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 11781546252

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

GeoNames ID

12358716

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