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The Lexington Tomb is on the Lexington Green at the center of town. The men buried here were killed by British troops on the morning of April 19, 1775. All photos donated by and copyright © of Bill Boyington.

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gravematter > Minuteman statue on the Common

gravematter > Revolutionary War Monument and tomb of the those that were killed at the battle of Lexington April 19, 1775.

Killed:
Robert Munroe, Jonas Parker, Samuel Hadley, Jonathan Harrington, Jr., Isaac Muzzy, Caleb Harrington, John Brown, Asahel Porter (of Woburn).

Wounded:
John Robbins, Solomon Pierce, John Tidd, Joseph Comee, Ebenezer Munroe, Jr., Thomas Winship, Nathaniel Farmer, Prince Estabrook, and Jedediah Munroe.

gravematter > Lexington Common Tomb photo

gravematter > THE REMAINS OF THOSE WHO FELL IN THE
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON WERE BROUGHT
HERE FROM THE OLD CEMETERY APRIL 20
1835 AND BURIED WITHIN THE RAILING IN
FRONT OF THIS MONUMENT.

gravematter > The Lexington Battle Green, where eight men from Lexington were killed by the British troops April 19, 1775.

gravematter > Jonathan Harrington House, just behind the site of the battle. Jonathan Harrington, Jr. died at his wife's feet at the door of his house as the result of the wound from a British soldier's bullet April 19, 1775..

gravematter > The Marrett Munroe House, built in 1729. Caleb Harrington was killed while running toward this house with powder from the meeting-house April 19, 1775.

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