Poor Farm

Poor Farm is in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Poor Farm is situated nearby to the peak Robinson Hill, as well as near the nature reserve Hastings Sanctuary.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hastings Park and Lexington Battle 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.

Buckman Tavern

Museum

Photo: Bostonian13, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Buckman Tavern is situated 4,200 feet east of Poor Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Munroe station and Bedford.

Munroe station

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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. Munroe station is situated 2 miles southeast of Poor Farm.

Bedford

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 3.0.

Bedford is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 14,000. Carlisle is a town with a population of 5,000. A low population density gives the town a rural feel, and it's known for outdoor activities including hiking and biking.

Lincoln

Village

Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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. Lincoln is situated 3½ miles southwest of Poor Farm.

Poor Farm

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.45069° or 42° 27′ 3″ north

Longitude

-71.24527° or 71° 14′ 43″ west

Operator

Lexington Conservation Lands

Open location code

87JCFQ23+7V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12081311488

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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