{"id":102,"date":"2014-07-04T21:10:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T21:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.larkhen.com\/?p=102"},"modified":"2014-07-05T01:22:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-05T01:22:32","slug":"minuteman-nhp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.larkhen.com\/?p=102","title":{"rendered":"Minuteman NHP"},"content":{"rendered":"
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North Bridge in Minuteman NHP, Concord, MA.<\/p><\/div>\n

Earlier today, we decided to randomly drive out of Cambridge and just explore. \u00a0It turned out we were heading in the general direction of the Minuteman NHP. \u00a0This was an apt way to spend a rainy 4th of July (not the right weather for BBQ) so we took a look around at the North Bridge, site of the “shot heard ’round the world”.<\/p>\n

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Centennial statue of a farmer in the militia.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Grave of two British soldiers.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oh Ralph, you poet.<\/p><\/div>\n

Some facts:<\/p>\n

– \u00a0The bridge now standing is a restoration of a bridge from 1956, the 5th incarnation since 1775. \u00a0The old one was taken down in 1786.<\/p>\n

– \u00a0The centennial statue was made from melted down Civil War cannons.<\/p>\n

– \u00a0Yes, the bodies of our mortal enemies are buried beneath the grave marker. \u00a0Three Redcoats died at the bridge, two are buried here.<\/p>\n

We’re definitely coming back! \u00a0There are plenty of sites that we didn’t get the chance to drop by like Hartwell Tavern and the Wayside, home of famous authors like Louisa May Alcott and Nathaniel Hawthorne. \u00a0Also, I think Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is nearby too… rad!!!<\/p>\n

Happy 4th of July!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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