| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1873/00/00 | Daniel Chester French | Sculptor | Daniel C French receives a commission for the Concord Minuteman statue. His compensation for sculpture, other than the mere expense of construction, is up to the free will of the town. | Hubbard-French District | Concord, MA | ||
| 1874/00/00 | Daniel Chester French | Sculptor | By September, The Minute Man statue is completed by Daniel French and a plaster version of the clay statue is sent to Ames Manufacturing Works in Chicopee, Massachusetts. | Hubbard-French District | Concord, MA | ||
| 1875/04/19 | Daniel Chester French | Sculptor | The "Minute Man" statue by Daniel Chester French is unveiled at the Centennial celebration of the Battle of Concord. The statue is located just west of the Old North Bridge. | Old North Bridge | Concord, MA | ||
| 1875/04/19 | A time capsule in the base of statue includes Lemuel Shattuck's book History of Concord, an Account of the Fight from the Diary of Rev William Emerson, 1874 Town Report, photos of Daniel French and statue, 1755 and 1874 maps of Concord, coins and stamps. | Old North Bridge | Concord, MA | ||||
| 1876/00/00 | Daniel Chester French | Sculptor | The town of Concord pays Daniel French $1,000 for "The Minute Man". Disappointed. French is disillusioned by the "loss of faith in the righteousness of the people than the actual loss of the money expected." - DCF | Old North Bridge | Concord, MA |
| Particulars for The Minute Man, Concord: | |||
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| Sight Category | Object | ||
| Art Type | Sculpture | ||
| Historic Use | Work of Art | ||
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