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Minute Man National Historical Park

GAOA Funds $27 Million In Repairs At Minute Man National Historical Park

Minute Man National Historical Park received approximately $27.4 million in project funds from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to address deferred maintenance and repair needs for the park’s buildings, structures, landscape, trails, signage, and monuments in order to improve the visitor experience.

Willard Buttrick's Powder Horn Comes Home To Minute Man National Historical Park

Not quite 250 years ago a patriot in Massachusetts, Willard Buttrick, went to battle against the British army. Among the items he took with him was a powder horn for use in reloading his musket. Today that powder horn has found a new home at Minute Man National Historical Park thanks to his descendants.

Celebrate 20 Years Of Conservation Along The Sudbury, Assabet, And Concord Wild And Scenic River

On October 14 you can join conservation and volunteer groups from across Metrowest in gathering at the Old Manse and Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts to celebrate the work of partners to preserve and enhance the Sudbury, Assabet and Concord Wild and Scenic River.

Parker’s Revenge Exhibit Opens At Minute Man National Historical Park

On April 19, 1775, despite heavy casualties just hours before, Lexington’s Captain John Parker made the courageous decision to rally his troops and pursue the British on their march back from Concord to Boston. More than 240 years later, after extensive archaeological research over the last three years, Minute Man National Historical Park has erected an exhibit celebrating the little known but noteworthy battle called “Parker’s Revenge.”

Battle Road Trail At Minute Man National Historical Park To Be Rehabbed

Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts has announced that the Battle Road Trail, located in Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord will begin an extensive rehabilitation beginning November 15. Sections of the trail at Hartwell Tavern will be closed. There will be a pedestrian trail detour, which is narrow and impassable to bicycles or strollers and is not suitable for running or jogging. The project begins November 20 and is expected to run through year's end. Additional work at North Bridge will begin April 23, 2018.

Archaeology Report Released On Parker’s Revenge Battle From The Opening Day Of The American Revolution

Nearly 250 years after the American Revolution, an archaeology report provides new details on one of the first battles between the Colonials and British Regulars near Lexington, Massachusetts. Along with describing battle tactics likely used by both sides, the researchers presented artifacts recovered from the battlegrounds, including musket balls fired by both sides.

The Essential RVing Guide

The Essential RVing Guide to the National Parks

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