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My World Tuesday

When looking for places to visit and things to do, one rarely looks in their own backyard. This past weekend I've broken my pattern and found that Massachusetts is a treasure trove of history.

To the right here you see a tour guide at Old North Bridge dressed as a minute man in clothing common in the 1770's.

Old North Bridge is a historical site in the Battle of Concord, the first battle day in the Revolutionary War which started April 19, 1775. The most famous quote that you hear often of this site is taken from a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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."

More information on Old North Bridge may be found at the Minute Man National Historical Park website http://www.nps.gov/MIMA.

One unexpected bonus while visiting the site was "Old Manse" which abuts Old North Bridge. This house was built in 1750 which still to this day contains a lot of the original furniture. I was in awe of some of the prior residents which include Ralph Waldo Emerson and Nathaniel Hawthorn. I took a picture of this shed on the Manse property while standing on the North Bridge.

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