Samuel Chamberlain

“ Beginning in the neighborhood of East Lexington and the Munroe Tavern, on the eastern outskirts of Lexington, they progress to the Battle Green and the Hancock-Clarke house in Lexington, then along the Battle Road through Lincoln, and finally down Concord’s legendary streets, ending at Concord Bridge where the British fired the “shot heard round the world.”
Visitors who have had the enriching experience of following a similar path come away with an inspired picture of this epic moment in American history. ”

“ Spared the unlovely intrusion of factories by their inland sites, these calm townships have kept their rural beauty. Their natural landscape remains unblemished, a pure joy today as it was in Thoreau’s time. ”

“ It is composed of three old houses joined together. The building on the extreme left was a Revolutionary store-house, while the wing in the foreground was once a Thoreau residence. The old tap room is still intact, and many relics of the Revolution are still in evidence.
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A TEMPLE OF COMMERCE ON THE MILL DAM
The business heart of Concord received the name of the “Mill Dam” due to the fact that it was the site of a dam for almost two centuries. Some of its buildings still retain a fine old Colonial character. ”

“ The barroom of the Munroe Tavern contains, among other relics, the remains of a British bullet hole in the ceiling and the original tavern sign, cut out of one piece of hard white pine, which hung outside the door. ”

“ LEXINGTON and CONCORD A CAMERA IMPRESSION
by SAMUEL CHAMBERLAIN
Hastings House Publishers New York
Copyright, 1939, by Samuel Chamberlain. Printed in the United States of America
SET BY HAND IN GARAMOND TYPE BY ELAINE RUSHMORE AT THE GOLDEN HIND PRESS, MADISON, N. J.
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CONCORD WINTER
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REVOLUTIONARY ROADSIDE
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THE OLD MANSE (1769) , CONCORD
FOREWORD
Every American, since his early school days, has been definitely conscious of the two tranquil New England towns which share the distinction of being the birthplace of the American Revolution. ”