Lexington Green
- Also Known As: Lexington Common also Battle Green
- Address: Massachusetts and Hancock Sts
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| Henry Hudson Kitson | Sculptor | |||||
| 1775/04/19 | Oliver Phelps | Patriot | Just after dawn, a band of 500 American colonial militia exchange musket fire with British regular troops. Known as the "Shot Heard Round the World", it is not actually known who fired the first salvo. | 1775 American Revolution - The War Begins | ||
| 1775/04/19 | Gen Joseph Palmer (American Revolutionary) | American Commander | After eight Lexington militia men are killed and dozens more wounded, the colonial militia, outnumbered, are forced to retreat. | Battles of Lexington and Concord | ||
| 1799/00/00 | ||||||
| 1824/08/31 | Marquis de Lafayette | Guest of Honor | Lafayette's retinue visits the Lexington Battlefield MA. | Lafayette's Triumphal Tour of America | ||
| 1900/00/00 |
| Particulars for Lexington Green: | |
|---|---|
| Historic Use | Battle site |
| Criteria Consideration | Commemorative property |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Historic Use | Plaza |
| Sight Category | Site |
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