LEXINGTON — The morning sun had yet to appear when bells tolled over a breezy Lexington Common, and hundreds of spectators tuned in to watch a reenactment of a battle that proved monumental in ...

The force, with bright red jackets, muskets in hand, and feathers in their hats, marches into the town common ... about the battle at school, they had made the trek to Lexington Battle Green ...

For 250 years, historians have argued over who fired first at the Battle of Lexington ... shot was thought to have been made on Lexington Common, although experts are not completely convinced ...

The Lexington Battle Green was rededicated on the 250th ... "For 250 years, this single Town Common has born witness to courage and sacrifice, a story of rekindling patriotic spirit, inspiring ...

Before dawn on Saturday, the Lexington Minute Men acted out the infamous battle on the Lexington Battle ... their families — milled about the town common. Holding lanterns for light, they ...

As the battle unfolds, smoke from gunpowder fills the air, with spectators noting its striking realism and its sharp, unpleasant smell. To accommodate the massive crowds, the Town of Lexington set ...

The Lexington Battle Green, also known as Lexington Common, was the site of the opening shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which started the American Revolutionary War. “My criteria ...

It was the one that stood here on the common when the British came to ... It features details from a skirmish on the Lexington Battle Green the morning of April 19, 1775. Continue reading "There ...

Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington – A live dawn reenactment ... at 5 a.m. at Sudbury Town Hall and 11 a.m. at the Townsend Common. Candlelight Tribute in Westford – A tribute at 7 p.m ...

How can we rekindle a common sense of purpose in a nation that feels so divided? I believe part of the answer lies in remembering where we started. At the battles of Lexington and Concord ...

to portray the common people of the day that had the enormous courage to defend their ground and set in motion the eventual Independence,” he said. Excited to relive the Battle of Lexington and ...