Lexington, Massachusetts

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Lexington, Massachusetts is a historic New England town best known as the site where the first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired at the Battle of Lexington in 1775.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality in the United States
town in Massachusetts
areaCode 339
781
category American Revolutionary War sites in Massachusetts
Populated places established in the 1710s
Towns in Middlesex County, Massachusetts
country United States of America
county Middlesex County, Massachusetts
elevation approximately 200 feet
approximately 61 meters
foundedAsTown 1713
governmentType representative town meeting
hasHighSchool Lexington High School
hasLandmark Buckman Tavern
Hancock-Clarke House
Lexington Battle Green
Minute Man National Historical Park
Munroe Tavern
hasMotto “What a glorious morning for America” (associated historical phrase)
hasNeighbor Arlington, Massachusetts
Bedford, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Burlington, Massachusetts

Lincoln, Massachusetts
Waltham, Massachusetts
Winchester, Massachusetts
hasPublicLibrary Cary Memorial Library
hasSchoolDistrict Lexington Public Schools
historicalEvent Battles of Lexington and Concord
surface form: Battle of Lexington
historicalEventDate 19 April 1775
knownFor Battles of Lexington and Concord
surface form: Battle of Lexington

Lexington Battle Green
Patriots’ Day reenactments
first shots of the American Revolutionary War
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Boston, Massachusetts
Concord, Massachusetts
namedAfter Lexington, England
surface form: Lexington, England (probable)
originalName Cambridge Farms
partOf Greater Boston
partOfMetropolitanArea Greater Boston
surface form: Boston metropolitan area
postalCode 02420
02421
region New England
state Massachusetts
traversedBy Minuteman Bikeway
UTCOffsetDaylightSavingTime UTC−04:00
UTCOffsetStandardTime UTC−05:00

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Belmont, Massachusetts, United States borders Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Belmont, Massachusetts
Massachusetts contains Lexington, Massachusetts
Middlesex County, Massachusetts contains Lexington, Massachusetts
Battles of Lexington and Concord location Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Battle of Lexington
Lexington locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Lexington Battle Green
Lexington locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Buckman Tavern
Lexington locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Hancock-Clarke House
Lexington locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Munroe Tavern
Lexington passesThrough Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Minuteman Bikeway
Lexington serves Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Lexington Public Schools
Raytheon Company previousHeadquartersLocation Lexington, Massachusetts
MBTA bus network serves Lexington, Massachusetts
Buckman Tavern location Lexington, Massachusetts
Route 2 (Massachusetts) passesThrough Lexington, Massachusetts
Minute Man National Historical Park locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Minute Man National Historical Park nearestCity Lexington, Massachusetts
Lincoln adjacentTo Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Lincoln, Massachusetts
Munroe Tavern location Lexington, Massachusetts
John Parker placeOfBirth Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John Parker placeOfDeath Lexington, Massachusetts
John Parker residence Lexington, Massachusetts
Winchester borderedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Winchester, Massachusetts
Lexington Battle Green locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Battle Green governingBody Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington
Lexington Battle Green ownedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington
Lexington Battle Green category Lexington, Massachusetts
Francis Smith locationOfActivity Lexington, Massachusetts
Burlington adjacentTo Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Burlington, Massachusetts
Route 2 passesThrough Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Route 2 (Massachusetts)
Hancock-Clarke House location Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Public Schools serves Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Public Schools serves Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: town of Lexington
Lexington Public Schools locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Patriots’ Day hasMainCelebrationLocation Lexington, Massachusetts
Belmont borders Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Belmont, Massachusetts
Arlington borderedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Arlington, Massachusetts
John Rawls placeOfDeath Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
U.S. Route 3 in Lexington, Massachusetts locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Historical Society locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Buckman family locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Buckman family residence Lexington, Massachusetts
Interstate 95 in Lexington, Massachusetts locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Arlington, Massachusetts locatedNear Lexington, Massachusetts
Arlington, Massachusetts borderedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Minuteman Statue locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Minuteman Statue ownedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington