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Lexington (Massachusetts) attractions
Minute Man National Historical Park is partly in Lexington. For information see Concord.
The Battle Green, which includes the famous Minuteman Statue and the nation's oldest war monument. Capt. John Parker, who commanded the Lexington militia. His famous command was, "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here!"
In close proximity to the Green is the Old Belfry, the Old Depot and the adjacent Depot Square.
The Old Burying Ground, featuring the oldest gravestones in the town, dating back to the 1690s, and the burial site of Captain John Parker and the British soldier wounded on the British retreat from Concord on April 19, 1775.
The Lexington Historical Society , Phone: +1 781-862-1703, gives guided tours of three houses:
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The Buckman Tavern, 1 Bedford Street, . Daily 10AM-4PM, mid Apr-Oct. Built around 1710, is the only building still on the Green that was there during the Battle of Lexington. The Minutemen gathered here to await word of British troop movements, and they brought their wounded here after the conflict.
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Hancock-Clarke House, 36 Hancock Street, . Daily May-Oct. This is where Samuel Adams and John Hancock were staying when Paul Revere arrived. They fled to nearby Woburn. The 1698 house, furnished in colonial style, contains Lexington Historical Society's museum.
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Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, . Daily May-Oct. Taken by the British to use as a headquarters and hospital this 1690 building has period furniture. Gardens are historically accurate.
National Heritage Museum, 33 Marrett Rd., Phone: +1 781-861-6559, . M-Sa 10AM-5PM, Su 12PM-5PM. Sponsored by the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.
The Lexington Bicentennial Band, ; and the Lexington Sinfonietta, .
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