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Here are some Patriots'
Day events that were
scheduled Friday through Tuesday, April
15-19, 2011,
in the historic Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord.
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Patriots' Day (April 19th) is celebrated as a state holiday in Massachusetts and Maine (which was part of Massachusetts in 1775), so state offices and schools in those states close on the Monday nearest the 19th, giving inhabitants a three-day weekend. The day's headline event is undoubtedly the Boston Marathon, but for non-runners, there are plenty of interesting historical events. Observances of the historic battles
at Lexington and Concord,
and other events on April 18-19, 1775,
were held from Friday
through Tuesday, April 15-19, 2011.
For locations, see the map to
the right—>. Friday, April 15, 2011Paul Revere's capture re-enacted
at the Revere Capture Site
in Minute
Man National Historical Park at 8:30 pm. Saturday, April 16, 2011North
Bridge Battle Commemoration, Old
North Bridge, Concord MA,
and Battle
Road reenactments near Hartwell
Tavern in Lincoln
MA along
Battle
Road. More... Sunday, April 17, 2011Arrival
of the Sudbury Militia at the North
Bridge, Concord MA, and Paul
Revere Ride Reenactment,
Hancock-Clark House, 36 Hancock Street, Lexington
MA. More... Monday, April 18, 2011Ringing
the Alarm at the Old Belfry
on Belfry Hill, and re-enactment of the Battle
of Lexington Green,
Battle Green, Lexington MA,
and parades in Lexington and Concord MA. More... Tuesday, April 19, 20116:00 am: Dawn Salute by
muskets and brass cannons at Old
North Bridge in Concord,
by the Concord Minutemen and Concord
Independent Battery. More... Additional information here: Minute Man National Historical Park Friends of Minuteman National Park
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