Lexington Green

Massachusetts and Hancock Sts., Lexington, Massachusetts. County/parish: Middlesex.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 15, 1966. NRIS 66000767.

1 contributing site. 4 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • Battle Green
  • Lexington Common
  • See Also: Lexington Green Historic District

From Wikipedia:

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. Now a public park, the common is a National Historic Landmark.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63793765

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