History buffs will argue differently, but did you know the first battle of the Revolutionary War was in Portsmouth, New ...

After the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the Massachusetts militia organized into longer-serving ...

1775. Why was there fighting at Concord’s North Bridge, and at Lexington Common earlier that morning? Britain’s colonies had enjoyed degrees of self-rule, some of them for a century and a half.

Average assessment: In 1775, Lexington was a dairy community. It was also considered a poor town. The average estate was assessed at 11 pounds. In Concord and Andover, estates were assessed at ...

The battles at Lexington and Concord were instrumental in the ... at the battlefield in Lexington on the morning of April 19, 1775. They were on what was supposed to be a secret mission to raid ...

Newly released watercolor stamps from the USPS commemorate the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington, Concord and ...

Here is a two-day itinerary that will help you see everything related to the Lexington and Concord 250th historic sites. Plan your journey through the historic sites of April 19, 1775 with this ...

In the early morning of April 19, 1775, British troops clashed with American colonists in the fateful Battles of Lexington and Concord. It marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War and the ...

Lexington and Concord commemorated the 250th anniversary ... Maura Healey said during her speech in Lexington. “On this day in 1775, it became something else: the birthplace of American freedom.” ...

It was there (and at the sleepy hamlet of Concord six miles away) where the American Revolution began 250 years ago on April 19, 1775. Both Lexington and Concord are gearing up to celebrate the ...