Meriam’s Corner
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Meriam’s Corner is a historic site in Concord, Massachusetts, where colonial militia first engaged British troops in sustained combat during the opening day of the American Revolutionary War.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War site
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historic site → |
| battleSide1 |
colonial militia
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| battleSide2 |
British Army
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| conflict |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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| country |
United States
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| dateOfEvent |
April 19, 1775
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| distanceFrom |
approximately 1 mile east of Concord center
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| hasAccess |
publicly accessible year-round
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| hasCommemoration |
annual Patriots’ Day reenactments and ceremonies
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historic marker describing the events of April 19, 1775 → |
| hasEvent |
first sustained colonial militia attack on British troops on April 19, 1775
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opening engagements of the Battles of Lexington and Concord → |
| hasFeature |
interpretive signage about the 1775 engagement
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walking paths connecting to other Minute Man National Historical Park sites → |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
American Revolutionary War
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| hasNameOrigin |
named after the Meriam family whose farm was located at the corner
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| hasNearbyStructure |
Meriam family farm
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Meriam family house → |
| hasRoadJunction |
junction of Lexington Road and Old Bedford Road
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| locatedIn |
Concord, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts → Middlesex County, Massachusetts → New England → North Bridge–Concord area of the Minute Man National Historical Park → |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
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| notableFor |
ambush of retreating British column returning from Concord to Boston
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site where colonial militia first engaged British troops in sustained combat on the opening day of the American Revolutionary War → |
| partOf |
Minute Man National Historical Park
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| tourismType |
heritage tourism site
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Minute Man National Historical Park
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protects |