Lexington Battle Green

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Lexington Battle Green is the historic town common in Lexington, Massachusetts, where the opening shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired and which now serves as a memorial site to that event.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Revolutionary War site
historic town common
public park
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1966
category American Revolutionary War sites
Lexington, Massachusetts
National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
Parks in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Protected areas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts
coordinateSystem geographic coordinates
country United States
dateOfEvent 19 April 1775
governingBody Town of Lexington
hasAlternateName Lexington Common
Lexington Green
hasHeritageDesignation U.S. National Historic Landmark
hasMemorial Boulder marking the line of the minutemen
Memorial to the Lexington militia
hasMonument Captain John Parker statue
Lexington Minuteman statue
Revolutionary War Monument (Lexington)
hasNearbyBuilding Buckman Tavern
Hancock-Clarke House
Old Belfry site
hasPlaque marker describing the Battle of Lexington
tablet listing names of Lexington militia killed and wounded
hasView Lexington town center
linked to: Lexington
heritageDesignationDate 1961
knownFor Battle of Lexington
opening shots of the American Revolutionary War
locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
United States
maintainedBy Lexington Department of Public Works
NRHPType National Historic Landmark District contributing property
openToPublic yes
ownedBy Town of Lexington
partOf Lexington Battle Green Historic District
Lexington Center historic district
significance symbol of the beginning of the American fight for independence
significantEvent Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775
first armed clash between colonial militia and British troops in the American Revolutionary War
touristAttraction yes
usedFor commemorative events on Patriots’ Day
historical reenactments of the Battle of Lexington
public ceremonies

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Battles of Lexington and Concord memorializedBy Lexington Battle Green
Lexington, Massachusetts hasLandmark Lexington Battle Green
subject linked to: Lexington
Buckman Tavern partOf Lexington Battle Green Historic District
linked to: Lexington Battle Green
Buckman Tavern locatedNear Lexington Battle Green
Lexington Battle Green partOf Lexington Center historic district
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Lexington Battle Green partOf Lexington Battle Green Historic District
linked to: Lexington Battle Green
Lexington Battle Green hasAlternateName Lexington Green
linked to: Lexington Battle Green
Lexington Battle Green hasAlternateName Lexington Common
linked to: Lexington Battle Green
Hancock-Clarke House partOf Lexington Historic District
linked to: Lexington Battle Green
Buckman family associatedPlace Lexington Green
linked to: Lexington Battle Green
Lexington, Massachusetts knownFor Lexington Battle Green
Lexington, Massachusetts hasLandmark Lexington Battle Green
Lexington Minuteman Statue locatedIn Lexington Battle Green
Lexington Minuteman Statue locatedNear Lexington Battle Green flagpole
linked to: Lexington Battle Green
Lexington Minuteman Statue partOf Lexington Green National Historic Landmark District
linked to: Lexington Battle Green
Minuteman Bikeway near Lexington Battle Green
Old Belfry site locatedNear Lexington Battle Green
Patriots’ Day Parade in Lexington associatedWith Lexington Battle Green
Lexington, Massachusetts knownFor Lexington Green
linked to: Lexington Battle Green