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1. April 19, 1775 Battle of Lexington & Concord
2. The Concord statue represents the Citizen Soldier moving from his plow to his firearm.
3. Ralph Waldo Emerson who lived in Concord and was 71 when he composed the hymn.
4. Civil war Cannons were melted down to make the statue.
5. Captain John Parker who was the leader of the Lexington Militia.
6. The Regulars are coming!!!
7. Sybil Ludington was a 16 year old girl who rode a similar ride to raise the alarm on April
26, 1777 during a british raid on the town of Danbury Connecticut.
8. Hezekiah Wyman who at age 55 fought the British at Lexington & Concord.
9. Samuel Whitmore, Jr. is the oldest known colonial combatant in the Revolutionary War
at 78 years of age at Lexington and Concord.
10. 273 British 95 colonials
Bonus: More than 10 battles and skirmishes took place from 5AM to 7:30 PM