South Meadow Playground

South Meadow Playground is a nature reserve in Middlesex, Massachusetts. South Meadow Playground is situated nearby to the village West Concord, as well as near the hamlet Nine Acre Corner.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Emerson Hospital and Concord School of Philosophy.

Emerson Hospital

Hospital

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Emerson Hospital is a hospital located in Concord, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1911 on 40 acres donated by Charles Emerson, a nephew of Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Concord School of Philosophy

Museum

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The Concord School of Philosophy was a lyceum-like series of summer lectures and discussions of philosophy in Concord, Massachusetts, from 1879 to 1888.

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.

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.