The Concord Bridge is located on Monument Street, 0.6 miles north of Concord Center. On April 19, 1775, British troops fought minutemen from Concord, Acton, and Bedford here. All photos donated by and copyright © of Bill Boyington.
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ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 19, 1775, APPROXIMATELY
400 COLONIALS STOOD ON THE HILL OVERLOOKING THE
NORTH BRIDGE, AS SMOKE ROSE FROM CONCORD CENTER,
THE ORDER TO MARCH WAS GIVEN. IN THE EXCHANGE
OF FIRE THAT FOLLOWED, CAPT ISAAC DAVIS, WHO
HAD EXCLAIMED "I HAVEN'T A MAN WHO IS AFRAID TO GO",
WAS KILLED TOGETHER WITH ABNER HOSMER, A PRIVATE,
ALSO FROM ACTON.
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE CAPTAIN ISAAC DAVIS CHAPTER
OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, APRIL, 1975.
400 COLONIALS STOOD ON THE HILL OVERLOOKING THE
NORTH BRIDGE, AS SMOKE ROSE FROM CONCORD CENTER,
THE ORDER TO MARCH WAS GIVEN. IN THE EXCHANGE
OF FIRE THAT FOLLOWED, CAPT ISAAC DAVIS, WHO
HAD EXCLAIMED "I HAVEN'T A MAN WHO IS AFRAID TO GO",
WAS KILLED TOGETHER WITH ABNER HOSMER, A PRIVATE,
ALSO FROM ACTON.
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE CAPTAIN ISAAC DAVIS CHAPTER
OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, APRIL, 1975.
ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 19, 1775, APPROXIMATELY
400 COLONIALS STOOD ON THE HILL OVERLOOKING THE
NORTH BRIDGE, AS SMOKE ROSE FROM CONCORD CENTER,
THE ORDER TO MARCH WAS GIVEN. IN THE EXCHANGE
OF FIRE THAT FOLLOWED, CAPT ISAAC DAVIS, WHO
HAD EXCLAIMED "I HAVEN'T A MAN WHO IS AFRAID TO GO",
WAS KILLED TOGETHER WITH ABNER HOSMER, A PRIVATE,
ALSO FROM ACTON.
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE CAPTAIN ISAAC DAVIS CHAPTER
OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, APRIL, 1975.
400 COLONIALS STOOD ON THE HILL OVERLOOKING THE
NORTH BRIDGE, AS SMOKE ROSE FROM CONCORD CENTER,
THE ORDER TO MARCH WAS GIVEN. IN THE EXCHANGE
OF FIRE THAT FOLLOWED, CAPT ISAAC DAVIS, WHO
HAD EXCLAIMED "I HAVEN'T A MAN WHO IS AFRAID TO GO",
WAS KILLED TOGETHER WITH ABNER HOSMER, A PRIVATE,
ALSO FROM ACTON.
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED BY THE CAPTAIN ISAAC DAVIS CHAPTER
OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, APRIL, 1975.
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