An historic tour; a pilgrimage to the birthplace of American liberty, and the homes of our foremost authors . ad been set on the heads ofthese **Arch-rebels who in fear of being seized by Gen. Gageif they returned to Boston, were secretly stopping at the par-sonage of the Lexington minister, Jonas Clarke, after theadjourning of the second Provincial Congress in arousing Adams and Hancock he returned to theVillageGreen and rang the bell which hung in Belfry Tower wherethe flag pole now stands. He was then joined by WilliamDawes of Boston and Dr. Samuel Prescott of Concord andmade
An historic tour; a pilgrimage to the birthplace of American liberty, and the homes of our foremost authors . ad been set on the heads ofthese **Arch-rebels who in fear of being seized by Gen. Gageif they returned to Boston, were secretly stopping at the par-sonage of the Lexington minister, Jonas Clarke, after theadjourning of the second Provincial Congress in arousing Adams and Hancock he returned to theVillageGreen and rang the bell which hung in Belfry Tower wherethe flag pole now stands. He was then joined by WilliamDawes of Boston and Dr. Samuel Prescott of Concord andmade his way over the old county road toward Concord. TheMinute Men assembled soon after the alarm was rung, butthe British not being in sight, were disbanded and theyadjourned to the old Buchanan Tavern, the old building seenamong the trees on the right, and there they spent the re-mainder of the night. They were re-assembled on the Greenat six oclock on the morning of the 19th and took up theirline of battle from the large boulder on the Green to themound and monument. This boulder marks the *line of the 20. LINE OF THE MINUTE MEN Minute Men. On it is the famous command of , Stand your ground. Dont fire unless fired upon,but if they mean to have a war let it begin here. The ivy covered monument on the Green was erected inmemory of the seven men killed on Lexington Green and isprobably the oldest memorial to the Revolution in the coun-try. The inscription on the monument was written by theRev. Jonas Clarke, who was pastor of Lexington at the timeof the battle and reads as follows: 21 Sacred to Liberty & the Rights of mankind The Freedom & Independence of America Sealed & defended with the blood of her sons This monument is erected By the inhabitants of Lexington, Under the patronage & at the expense of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts To the memory of their Fellow Citizens Ensign Robcit JMunroe, JMessrs. Jojias Parker, Caleb Hanington Samuel Hadley, jonatJian Harrington
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