Thanks commems.
Posted Today 8H 27M ago
These are great tidbits - thank you for sharing them.
In 2018 while on a business trip to MA I had an opportunity to visit both sites depicted on the coin. I've shared these photos before - but perhaps some newer members might benefit from them.
Daniel Chester French Concord Minuteman
This perspective gives you a sense of scale:
North Bridge Obelisk
This obelisk stands near the North Bridge of the Concord River, in the approximate location where the United States Minuteman fired their first shots on April 19, 1775.
The bridge spanning the Concord River can be seen in the background, with the Minuteman statue beyond it.
The obelisk is inscribed with the following:
"INSCRIBED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE PATRIOTS
WHO FELL AT THIS BRIDGE,
ON THE 19th OF APRIL, 1775,
AND RECORDING THE EARLIEST
STAND
OF THE ARMED FREEMAN,
AGAINST THE BRITISH TROOPS.
ERECTED A.D. 1836"
British Grave Marker
Also present within the Minuteman National Historical Park is a Grave Memorial for the fallen British soldier.
It has a somewhat macabre inscription:
"They came three thousand miles, and died
To keep the past upon its throne:
Unheard, beyond the ocean tide,
Their English mother made her moan."
Concord Belfry
Located on top of a hill in downtown Concord, MA. The path to find the Belfry is practically hidden and it took a while to find it.
The original structure was destroyed in a hurricane on June 20, 1909. In 1910 the Concord Historical Society built this exact replica on its original site.
it's great fun to 'visit the coin', and I look forward to doing so at other commemorative sites in the future.
And that goal gives me a great idea for an @commems research project: What sites depicted on the classic US commemorative coin series can be visited today?
Just saying - in case commems needs something to do with idle time.
In 2018 while on a business trip to MA I had an opportunity to visit both sites depicted on the coin. I've shared these photos before - but perhaps some newer members might benefit from them.
Daniel Chester French Concord Minuteman
This perspective gives you a sense of scale:
North Bridge Obelisk
This obelisk stands near the North Bridge of the Concord River, in the approximate location where the United States Minuteman fired their first shots on April 19, 1775.
The bridge spanning the Concord River can be seen in the background, with the Minuteman statue beyond it.
The obelisk is inscribed with the following:
"INSCRIBED TO THE MEMORY OF
THE PATRIOTS
WHO FELL AT THIS BRIDGE,
ON THE 19th OF APRIL, 1775,
AND RECORDING THE EARLIEST
STAND
OF THE ARMED FREEMAN,
AGAINST THE BRITISH TROOPS.
ERECTED A.D. 1836"
British Grave Marker
Also present within the Minuteman National Historical Park is a Grave Memorial for the fallen British soldier.
It has a somewhat macabre inscription:
"They came three thousand miles, and died
To keep the past upon its throne:
Unheard, beyond the ocean tide,
Their English mother made her moan."
Concord Belfry
Located on top of a hill in downtown Concord, MA. The path to find the Belfry is practically hidden and it took a while to find it.
The original structure was destroyed in a hurricane on June 20, 1909. In 1910 the Concord Historical Society built this exact replica on its original site.
it's great fun to 'visit the coin', and I look forward to doing so at other commemorative sites in the future.
And that goal gives me a great idea for an @commems research project: What sites depicted on the classic US commemorative coin series can be visited today?
Just saying - in case commems needs something to do with idle time.
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