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Happy Birthday?
Author: TriSec
Date: 04/19/2025 10:48:03
Well, today is the day.
250 years ago at this hour, Captain Parker and his men had already faced down 800 of the Empire's finest soldiers. Blood had already been shed, and seven men lay dead on Lexington Green.
A few hours' hence will mark the time when a small raiding party of about 80 men reached the Old North Bridge, only to find Barrett's Farm guarded by over 400 minutemen, under the command of Captain Isaac Davis.
- Reverend Joseph Thaxter, eyewitness.
Where are we today?
Events and re-enactments are taking place all around the region this weekend. Last night, the lanterns were lit in Boston, and Paul Revere once again made his way along now perilous, traffic-choked roads to Lexington.
But what do we have to celebrate?
A half-century ago, President Gerald Ford was around these parts, with his guest of honor, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. At the time, they lit a third lantern at Old North to celebrate "America's Third Century". (It's still there.) I opined about it before; it feels like all the wind went out of the sails regarding any celebration back around November.
I do not know if anyone of consequence is visiting us this time; the news has been strangely quiet about the entire affair. The Masonic community, which was abuzz for the Tea Party re-enactment in December of '23 has been utterly silent. What should be another Red, White, and Blue patriotic orgy has been dulled; it seems we only save that for September 11 now.
Don't forget, the REAL Patriot's Day is right here on Monday.
See you at the Marathon.
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250 years ago at this hour, Captain Parker and his men had already faced down 800 of the Empire's finest soldiers. Blood had already been shed, and seven men lay dead on Lexington Green.
A few hours' hence will mark the time when a small raiding party of about 80 men reached the Old North Bridge, only to find Barrett's Farm guarded by over 400 minutemen, under the command of Captain Isaac Davis.
I was an eyewitness to the following facts. The people of Westford and Acton, some few of Concord, were the first who faced the British at Concord bridge. The British had placed about ninety men as a guard at the North Bridge; we had then no certain information that any had been killed at Lexington, we saw the British making destruction in the town of Concord; it was proposed to advance to the bridge; on this Colonel Robinson, of Westford, together with Major Buttrick, took the lead; strict orders were given not to fire, unless the British fired first; when they advanced about halfway on the causeway the British fired one gun, a second, a third, and then the whole body; they killed Colonel Davis, of Acton, and a Mr. Hosmer. Our people then fired over one another's heads, being in a long column, two and two; they killed two and wounded eleven. Lieutenant Hawkstone, said to be the greatest beauty of the British army, had his cheeks so badly wounded that it disfigured him much, of which he bitterly complained. On this, the British fled, and assembled on the hill, the north side of Concord, and dressed their wounded, and then began their retreat. As they descended the hill near the road that comes out from Bedford.
- Reverend Joseph Thaxter, eyewitness.
Where are we today?
Events and re-enactments are taking place all around the region this weekend. Last night, the lanterns were lit in Boston, and Paul Revere once again made his way along now perilous, traffic-choked roads to Lexington.
But what do we have to celebrate?
A half-century ago, President Gerald Ford was around these parts, with his guest of honor, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. At the time, they lit a third lantern at Old North to celebrate "America's Third Century". (It's still there.) I opined about it before; it feels like all the wind went out of the sails regarding any celebration back around November.
I do not know if anyone of consequence is visiting us this time; the news has been strangely quiet about the entire affair. The Masonic community, which was abuzz for the Tea Party re-enactment in December of '23 has been utterly silent. What should be another Red, White, and Blue patriotic orgy has been dulled; it seems we only save that for September 11 now.
Don't forget, the REAL Patriot's Day is right here on Monday.
See you at the Marathon.
Â
