250 years later, Lexington residents reenact the town's historic lead-up to revolution

‘Many years in the making': Reenactors prepare as Battle of Lexington turns 250

Hundreds are preparing for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in Lexington, Massachusetts. The Battle of Lexington, the war’s first major battle, will be reenacted with muskets and minutemen on Saturday. “We are getting very, very close,” said Mona Roy, vice chair of the Lex250 Commission. “Preparations are intense.” On Tuesday afternoon, crews were busy preparing the reenactment site,...

Lexington-Concord At 250: The Birth Of American Liberty

Historic anniversary marks day local churchmen died in the cause of freedom. Quick question: How many towns or cities in America are named Lexington? Amazingly, the answer is 25. But the original Lexington, the one the others are named after, is the one in Massachusetts. It was there (and at the sleepy hamlet of Concord, 6 miles …

250 years later, Lexington residents reenact the town's historic lead-up to revolution

The Lexington Minute Men reenact the famous battle every year.

Lexington and Concord at 250 | The Highland County Press

Self-government remains a fundamental American principle that admits no qualification or compromise. A commitment to republicanism underpinned the American Revolution in ways that demand a second look 250 years later.

Ties that bind: A 250-year legacy of American service

In the spring of 1775, the world order was in question. After decades of onerous taxation by the British, independent-minded American colonists sought to throw off the yoke of their cross-Atlantic governors and were prepared to do so at the point of the bayonet.