Concord Commemorative Revolutionary War Event Markers

Memorial obelisk dedicated July 4, 1837 - Image: PC-user/wikipedia

July 4, 1837 at Old North Bridge

The Concord Hymn, written by Ralph Waldo Emerson, was sung at the dedication of the Memorial Obelisk located on the eastern side of Old North Bridge on July 4, 1837.

     By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
        Their flag to April’s breeze unfurled,
     Here once the embattled farmers stood
        And fired the shot heard round the world.

     The foe long since in silence slept;
        A  like the conqueror silent sleeps;
     And Time the ruined bridge has swept
        Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.

     On this green bank, by this soft stream,
        We set today a votive stone;
     That memory may their deed redeem,
        When, like our sires, our sons are gone.

     Spirit, that made those heroes dare
        To die, and leave their children free,
     Bid Time and Nature gently spare
        The shaft we raise to them and thee.

image released to public domain by Dave Pape

​At Concord’s centennial celebration the Minuteman statue, on the western side of Old North Bridge, was dedicated on April 19, 1875. At the base of the Minuteman statue, the first stanza of Concord's Hymn is inscribed. 

It was made with seven American Civil War cannons donated by Congress and is a Daniel Chester French statue. It stands on a 7-foot-tall granite pedestal.

Image by Alice Galinat

​Merriams Corner plaque
erected by the Town in 1885

Image by Alice Galinat

​Major John Buttrick by Daniel Chester French 
erected in 1915

Image from Jim Cunningham, Save Our Heritage

​Kate Martin and DAR member Selena Evans at the Col. James Barrett house. Plaque placed originally by DAR in 1961. 

image by Alice Galinat

Image by Alice Galinat

​Dr. William Prescott house plaque placed in by Old Concord Chapter, NSDAR - April 19, 1965.
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Captain Isaac Davis and Abner Hosmer Memorial Plaqueplaced at Old North Bridge in 1975 by the Captain Issac Davis Chapter that is now part of the Old Concord Chapter.

Captain Issac Davis was the first colonial officer to die in the American Revolution.  Abner Hosmer was killed on April 19, 1775 during the same encounter as Captain Issac Davis at Old North Bridge

Last edited 6/14/2021

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