Lexington, Massachusetts

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municipality in the United States town in Massachusetts

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.

Aliases (7)

Town of Lexington ×8
Town of Lexington, Massachusetts ×3
History of Lexington, Massachusetts ×1
Lexington, Massachusetts, United States ×1
Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay ×1
town of Lexington ×1
town of Lexington, Massachusetts ×1

Statements (49)

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 → Lincoln, Massachusetts → Waltham, Massachusetts → Winchester, Massachusetts →
hasPublicLibrary	Cary Memorial Library →
hasSchoolDistrict	Lexington Public Schools →
historicalEvent	Battle of Lexington →
historicalEventDate	19 April 1775 →
knownFor	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 (probable) →
originalName	Cambridge Farms →
partOf	Greater Boston →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Boston metropolitan area →
postalCode	02420 → 02421 →
region	New England →
state	Massachusetts →
traversedBy	Minuteman Bikeway →
UTCOffsetDaylightSavingTime	UTC−04:00 →
UTCOffsetStandardTime	UTC−05:00 →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Lexington → Buckman Tavern → Hancock-Clarke House → Lexington Battle Green → Minute Man National Historical Park ("town of Lexington, Massachusetts") → Munroe Tavern →	locatedIn
Lexington Battle Green ("Town of Lexington") → Lexington Minuteman Statue ("Town of Lexington") → Old Belfry site ("Town of Lexington") →	ownedBy
Lexington Public Schools → Lexington Public Schools ("town of Lexington") → MBTA bus network →	serves
Massachusetts → Middlesex County, Massachusetts →	contains
Fiske Elementary School ("Town of Lexington, Massachusetts") → Lexington School Committee ("Town of Lexington, Massachusetts") →	jurisdiction
Battles of Lexington and Concord → Buckman Tavern →	location
Minuteman Bikeway → Route 2 (Massachusetts) →	passesThrough
Town of Belmont ("Town of Lexington") →	adjacentTo
Belmont, Massachusetts →	borders
Old Belfry site ("History of Lexington, Massachusetts") →	category
Lexington Battle Green ("Town of Lexington") →	governingBody
Lexington Department of Public Works ("Town of Lexington") →	hasParentOrganization
Lexington Department of Public Works ("Town of Lexington, Massachusetts") →	operatesInJurisdiction
Old Belfry site ("Town of Lexington") →	operator
Minuteman Bikeway ("Town of Lexington") →	owner
John Parker ("Lexington, Province of Massachusetts Bay") →	placeOfBirth
John Rawls ("Lexington, Massachusetts, United States") →	placeOfDeath
Raytheon Company →	previousHeadquartersLocation