Lexington Battle Green

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American Revolutionary War site historic town common public park

Lexington Battle Green is the historic town common in Lexington, Massachusetts, where the opening shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired and which now serves as a memorial site to that event.

Aliases (7)

Lexington Battle Green Historic District ×2
Lexington Green ×2
Lexington Battle Green flagpole ×1
Lexington Center historic district ×1
Lexington Common ×1
Lexington Green National Historic Landmark District ×1
Lexington Historic District ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary War site → historic town common → public park →
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces	1966 →
category	American Revolutionary War sites → Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts → Parks in Middlesex County, Massachusetts → Protected areas of Middlesex County, Massachusetts →
coordinateSystem	geographic coordinates →
country	United States →
dateOfEvent	19 April 1775 →
governingBody	Town of Lexington →
hasAlternateName	Lexington Common → Lexington Green →
hasHeritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Landmark →
hasMemorial	Boulder marking the line of the minutemen → Memorial to the Lexington militia →
hasMonument	Captain John Parker statue → Lexington Minuteman statue → Revolutionary War Monument (Lexington) →
hasNearbyBuilding	Buckman Tavern → Hancock-Clarke House → Old Belfry site →
hasPlaque	marker describing the Battle of Lexington → tablet listing names of Lexington militia killed and wounded →
hasView	Lexington town center →
heritageDesignationDate	1961 →
knownFor	Battle of Lexington → opening shots of the American Revolutionary War →
locatedIn	Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED → Massachusetts → Middlesex County, Massachusetts → United States →
maintainedBy	Lexington Department of Public Works →
NRHPType	National Historic Landmark District contributing property →
openToPublic	yes →
ownedBy	Town of Lexington →
partOf	Lexington Battle Green Historic District → Lexington Center historic district →
significance	symbol of the beginning of the American fight for independence →
significantEvent	Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775 → first armed clash between colonial militia and British troops in the American Revolutionary War →
touristAttraction	yes →
usedFor	commemorative events on Patriots’ Day → historical reenactments of the Battle of Lexington → public ceremonies →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Buckman Tavern ("Lexington Battle Green Historic District") → Hancock-Clarke House ("Lexington Historic District") → Lexington Battle Green ("Lexington Center historic district") → Lexington Battle Green ("Lexington Battle Green Historic District") → Lexington Minuteman Statue ("Lexington Green National Historic Landmark District") →	partOf
Buckman Tavern → Lexington Minuteman Statue ("Lexington Battle Green flagpole") → Old Belfry site →	locatedNear
Lexington Battle Green ("Lexington Green") → Lexington Battle Green ("Lexington Common") →	hasAlternateName
Lexington, Massachusetts → Lexington, Massachusetts →	hasLandmark
Buckman family ("Lexington Green") →	associatedPlace
Patriots’ Day Parade in Lexington →	associatedWith
Lexington, Massachusetts →	knownFor
Lexington Minuteman Statue →	locatedIn
Battles of Lexington and Concord →	memorializedBy
Minuteman Bikeway →	near