Greetings from Minute Man National Historical Park

My husband and I stopped at Minute Man National Historical Park during a weekday in May 2022. We had the Visitors Center to ourselves. (It was still COVID times, so tourist numbers were down.) We met a ranger who stood with us by a map and spent 20 minutes or more telling us the history of “the shot heard round the world.” It was such a personal accounting, just the three of us, steeped in the history of our country. Then my husband and I went outside where the battle began, and the whole scene was in our heads from the ranger’s telling. My husband and I still talk about it. Thank you to that gentleman and to all National Park workers! You are appreciated!!

Sincerely,
Susan

Minute Man National Historical Park

No one really knows who fired the first shot at the battle of Lexington Green on April 19, 1775, but the result is not disputed—America was at war for her independence from the British Crown.

State(s): Massachusetts

Established: 1959

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