Today Tommy and I went with my parents to Lexington and Concord. We started with the North Bridge in Concord and it was really interesting to see the statues and hear the stories from the park rangers about the meeting at the bridge. They explained that two British soldiers died and were buried near the bridge and that the British consulate still visit yearly to place wreaths on their graves. It was so interesting to see that these soldiers from the Revolutionary War are not forgotten by their country
The statue at North Bridge is of a Minute Man with the inscription from a famous Emerson poem about the war. To be standing at such a historic spot really causes you to think what it must of been like, felt like, and smelt like. I am grateful for the chance to live in a country were I have so much freedom and I appreciate the men who have fought battles to make it that way, even when it was over 225 years ago that they gave up their lives.
We went to Hartwell Tavern and then to the visitor center to experience a new multimedia presentation about Paul Revere's ride and the shot heard around the world. It told the story of Lexington and Concord and it was in a manner that really made you think about what was experienced by these people in a time when things were not as easy as they are today.
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