Concord, Massachusetts

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Concord, Massachusetts is a historic New England town best known as the site of the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War and as a center of 19th-century American literature and transcendentalism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county seat
municipality
town
associatedMovement American Transcendentalist movement
associatedWith American Revolutionary War
American literary history
Transcendentalism
associatedWork Little Women
Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience)
Walden
climateType humid continental climate
country United States
crossedBy Assabet River
Concord River
Sudbury River
dateOfEvent 1775-04-19
distanceToBoston approximately 20 miles west-northwest
foundedBy English colonists
foundedIn 1635
governedBy Select board form of government
hasAreaCode 351
978
hasHistoricDistrict Barrett Farm Historic District
Concord Monument Square–Lexington Road Historic District
hasHistoricSignificance center of 19th-century American literature
center of American transcendentalism
site of early battles of the American Revolutionary War
hasLandmark Concord Museum
Emerson House
Minute Man National Historical Park
Old North Bridge
Orchard House
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Concord, Massachusetts)
The Old Manse
linked to: Old Manse

The Wayside
Walden Pond
hasNotableResident Bronson Alcott
Henry David Thoreau
Louisa May Alcott
Margaret Fuller (frequent visitor and associate)
linked to: Margaret Fuller

Nathaniel Hawthorne
Ralph Waldo Emerson
hasPostalCode 01742
locatedIn Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Boston, Massachusetts
namedAfter concept of concord (harmony)
partOf New England
siteOf Battle of Concord
North Bridge skirmish

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Massachusetts contains Concord, Massachusetts
MBTA Fitchburg Line serves Concord
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
MBTA Fitchburg Line hasStation Concord
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts contains Concord, Massachusetts
Battles of Lexington and Concord location Concord, Massachusetts
Henry David Thoreau birthPlace Concord, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
Henry David Thoreau deathPlace Concord, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
Henry David Thoreau residedIn Concord, Massachusetts
North Bridge monument in Concord locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
Route 2 (Massachusetts) passesThrough Concord, Massachusetts
Minute Man National Historical Park locatedIn town of Concord, Massachusetts
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
Minute Man National Historical Park nearestCity Concord, Massachusetts
Ralph Waldo Emerson placeOfDeath Concord, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
Ralph Waldo Emerson residence Concord, Massachusetts, United States
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James Barrett residence Concord, Massachusetts
James Barrett placeOfActivity Concord, Massachusetts
Lincoln, Massachusetts adjacentTo Concord, Massachusetts
subject linked to: Lincoln
Walden; or, Life in the Woods setting Concord, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Hawthorne residence Concord, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Hawthorne workLocation Concord, Massachusetts, United States
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge nearestCity Concord, Massachusetts
Transcendentalism centeredIn Concord, Massachusetts
Francis Smith locationOfActivity Concord, Massachusetts
Walden Pond State Reservation locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
Walden Pond State Reservation nearbyCity Concord, Massachusetts
Route 2 (Massachusetts) passesThrough Concord, Massachusetts
subject linked to: Route 2
Daniel Chester French residence Concord, Massachusetts
Daniel Chester French workLocation Concord, Massachusetts
Patriots’ Day hasMainCelebrationLocation Concord, Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott residence Concord, Massachusetts
West Concord town Concord
linked to: Concord, Massachusetts
West Concord locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
West Concord servesCommunity Concord, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts locatedNear Concord, Massachusetts
Little Women (1994 film) settingLocation Concord, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Parris placeOfDeath Concord, Massachusetts
subject linked to: Elizabeth (Betty) Parris
Concord Turnpike namedAfter Concord, Massachusetts
Concord Turnpike connectsTo Concord, Massachusetts
North Bridge locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
Old North Bridge locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
The Minute Man location Concord, Massachusetts
subject linked to: The Minute Man statue
Alfred W. McCoy placeOfBirth Concord, Massachusetts
Concord River flowsThrough Concord, Massachusetts
Concord River associatedWith Concord, Massachusetts
The Wayside location Concord, Massachusetts
North Bridge Visitor Center locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
Battle Road Trail connects Concord, Massachusetts
Meriam’s Corner locatedIn Concord, Massachusetts
Hartwell Tavern near Concord, Massachusetts
John Pitcairn placeOfActivity Concord, Massachusetts