STATUE OF CAPTAIN JOHN PARKER, COMMANDER OF THE MINUTEMEN
Henry H. Kitson, Sculptor
THE BATTLE GREEN—LEXINGTON COMMON
On this triangular village green, “Birthplace of American Liberty,” the little group of embattled minutemen under Captain John Parker faced an advance guard of four hundred British regulars in the pale dawn of April 19, 1775.
THE HOUSE OF MARRETT AND NATHAN MUNROE, LEXINGTON COMMON
This house, built in 1729, was a mute witness of the stirring resistance of the minutemen. Nathan Munroe was a member of Captain Parker’s company.
THE BATTLE GREEN IN MID-WINTER