Battle Road

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Battle Road is a historic route in Massachusetts that was central to the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War, particularly the engagements at Lexington and Concord.

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instanceOf historic route
road
country United States
dateOfEvent 1775-04-19
follows route between Lexington and Concord
hasActivity bicycling
historical interpretation
walking
hasAlternativeName Battle Road Scenic Byway
Battle Road Trail
hasCommemoration Patriots’ Day reenactments
hasConstructionStartDate colonial era
hasFeature colonial-era fields
stone walls
woodlands
hasHeritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
hasHistoricalFunction main road from Boston to Concord
hasHistoricalPeriod American Revolutionary War
hasInterpretiveCenter Minute Man Visitor Center
North Bridge Visitor Center
hasLength approximately 5 miles
hasModernUse recreational trail
scenic byway
hasRouteType colonial road
hasSite Bloody Angle
Hartwell Tavern
Meriam’s Corner
Paul Revere Capture Site vicinity
hasTourismType heritage tourism
isProtectedAreaOf Revolutionary War historic resources
isSubjectOf National Park Service interpretive programs
locatedIn Massachusetts
United States
maintainedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Boston, Massachusetts
partOf Battle Road Unit of Minute Man National Historical Park
Concord, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lincoln, Massachusetts
Minute Man National Historical Park
significantEvent Battles of Lexington and Concord
British retreat from Concord to Boston
terrain rural landscape
usedBy American colonial militia
British Army

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