Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

Located 18 miles west-northwest of Boston, the town of Concord was incorporated in 1635 as the first inland settlement in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, to provide greater protection against Indian attack. Concord is perhaps best known as the site of the first organized armed resistance to the British rule.

Lexington was first settled circa 1642^[3] as part of Cambridge, Massachusetts. ^[3] What is now Lexington was then incorporated as a parish, called Cambridge Farms, in 1691. This allowed the people there to have a separate church and minister, but they were still under jurisdiction of the Town of Cambridge. Lexington was incorporated as a separate town in 1713.

No Johnson Direct Line Ancestors lived in Lexington and Concord that we are aware of, but Joseph Hills and his brothers and uncle marched at the alarm of 19 July 1776 when he was 16 years old.

Places to visit in Lexington and Concord

Hancock-Clarke House, 36 Hancock St, Lexington, MA 02420
Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington. 781-862-5598
Lexington Visitor’s Center
- Battle Diorama
The Old Belfry
Tour of Lexington Battle Green
Minute Man National Historical Park
- Minute Man Visitors Center. 3113 Marrett Rd, Lexington, MA 02421
  - The Road to Revolution -multi-media presentation
Old North Bridge - Monument St.
North Bridge Visitor Center at Buttrick Mansion - 174 Liberty St, Concord, MA
The Old Manse – home of Ralph Waldo Emerson & Nathaniel Hawthorne.269 Monument St, Concord, MA 01742
The Wayside - 455 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA 01742.
Ralph Waldo Emerson House - 28 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA 01742
Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House - 399 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA 01742
Birthplace of Concord Grapes
Walden Pond State Reservation

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concord,_Massachusetts

www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3869.html

www.concordmuseum.org/history-of-concord.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexington,_Massachusetts