- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Park Day 2017
ORGANIZATION: Minute Man National Historical Park
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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4 people are interested
Park Day 2017
Saturday, April 1
10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Enjoy a day of stewardship and history at Minute Man National Historical Park. This Spring, join fellow volunteers for Park Day 2017 on Saturday, April 1. Volunteers will be rehabilitating the Parker's Revenge site. Activities will include removing invasive plants, raking ground, and spreading native seed. The day will start at 10:00 am in the Minute Man Visitor Center on Route 2a. There will be some refreshments and a talk about the history Parker’s Revenge and the Battle of Lexington and Concord. The group will then walk to the Parker's Revenge site.
Minute Man NHP commemorates the first Battle of the American Revolution. On April 19, 1775, the militias and minutemen of the Massachusetts countryside, in order to preserve their liberty, fought against the British regulars. One of those brave men was Captain John Parker; after a devastating skirmish earlier in the morning, he and a contingent of the Lexington militia successfully confronted the British regulars along the Bay Road in the afternoon. After extensive archeological work in 2015, the location of this confrontation, called Parker’s Revenge, was identified. A reinterpretation of the area is currently underway. Volunteers who give their time on Park Day will have the opportunity to be a part of a new chapter taking shape at Minute Man NHP.
This is a great way for the whole family to give back to the park and learn some history along the way. The activity will end at 12:00 noon.
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To sign up or to receive more information email Ryan Ullrich: ryan_ullrich@partner.nps.gov
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About Minute Man National Historical Park
Location:
174 Liberty St., Concord, MA 01742, US
Mission Statement
"...to preserve for the benefit of the American people certain historic structures and properties of outstanding national significance associated with the opening of the War of the American Revolution." Public Law 86-321, Approved 21 September 1959 H. R. 5892 "The purposes of the park shall include the preservation and interpretation of (1) the historic landscape along the road between Lexington and Concord, (2) sites associated with the causes and consequences of the American Revolution, and (3) the Wayside on Lexington Road in Concord, the home of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bronson Alcott, Louisa May Alcott, and Margaret Sidney, whose works illustrate the nineteenth century American literary renaissance." PUBLIC LAW 102-488 - OCT. 24, 1992
Description
At Minute Man National Historical Park the opening battle of the Revolution is brought to life as visitors explore the battlefields and structures associated with April 19, 1775, and witness the American revolutionary spirit through the writings of the Concord authors.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
174 Liberty StreetConcord, MA 01742
DATE POSTED
February 22, 2017
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
GOOD FOR
- Kids
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A