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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USS Lexington namedAfter Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, England inspiredNameOf Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, North Carolina namedAfter Lexington, Massachusetts
Route 128 passesNear Lexington, Massachusetts
Minuteman Bikeway passesThrough Lexington, Massachusetts
Minuteman Bikeway owner Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington
Battle Road Trail connects Lexington, Massachusetts
Hartwell Tavern near Lexington, Massachusetts
Mystic River watershed includesMunicipality Lexington, Massachusetts
John Pitcairn placeOfActivity Lexington, Massachusetts
Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge) connects Lexington, Massachusetts
Interstate 95 (Massachusetts) passesThrough Lexington, Massachusetts
town of Lincoln, Massachusetts borders Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Lincoln, Massachusetts
Orange Line serves Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Orange Line (MBTA)
Theodore Parker placeOfBirth Lexington, Massachusetts
Old Belfry site locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Old Belfry site ownedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington
Old Belfry site operator Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington
Old Belfry site category Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: History of Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Department of Public Works locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Department of Public Works operatesInJurisdiction Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington Department of Public Works hasParentOrganization Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington
Lexington, Kentucky namedAfter Lexington, Massachusetts
USS Lexington (CV-2) namesake Lexington, Massachusetts
Town of Belmont adjacentTo Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington
Lexington, Virginia, United States namedAfter Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Lexington, Virginia
Town of Lexington government governs Lexington, Massachusetts
Bedford, Massachusetts borders Lexington, Massachusetts
Reverend Jonas Clarke residence Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Jonas Clarke
Woburn, Massachusetts borderedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
Winchester, Massachusetts adjacentTo Lexington, Massachusetts
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States borderedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
subject surface form: Burlington, Massachusetts
MA 2 passesThrough Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington School Committee locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington School Committee jurisdiction Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Fiske Elementary School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Fiske Elementary School jurisdiction Lexington, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Town of Lexington, Massachusetts
Estabrook Elementary School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Belmont, Massachusetts borderedBy Lexington, Massachusetts
Salvador Luria placeOfDeath Lexington, Massachusetts
Maria Hastings Elementary School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Harrington Elementary School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Jonas Clarke Middle School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Patriots’ Day Parade in Lexington locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Diamond Middle School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Menotomy locatedNear Lexington, Massachusetts
Bridge Elementary School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington High School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Bowman Elementary School locatedIn Lexington, Massachusetts
Cambridge Farms historicalNameOf Lexington, Massachusetts