Battle Road
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Battle Road is a historic route in Massachusetts that was central to the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War, particularly the engagements at Lexington and Concord.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic route
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 1775-04-19 ⓘ |
| follows | route between Lexington and Concord ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
bicycling
ⓘ
historical interpretation ⓘ walking ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Battle Road Scenic Byway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle Road Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | Patriots’ Day reenactments ⓘ |
| hasConstructionStartDate | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonial-era fields
ⓘ
stone walls ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction | main road from Boston to Concord ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveCenter |
Minute Man Visitor Center
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Bridge Visitor Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 5 miles ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
recreational trail
ⓘ
scenic byway ⓘ |
| hasRouteType | colonial road ⓘ |
| hasSite |
Bloody Angle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hartwell Tavern NERFINISHED ⓘ Meriam’s Corner NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Revere Capture Site vicinity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| isProtectedAreaOf | Revolutionary War historic resources ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | National Park Service interpretive programs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle Road Unit of Minute Man National Historical Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Concord, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ Minute Man National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British retreat from Concord to Boston ⓘ |
| terrain | rural landscape ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American colonial militia
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ |
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