Kerry Beck’s Blog

The shot heard round the world………

Paul Revere arrived just after midnight to warn the colonists the British were coming to Concord to destroy the munitions.  Sam Adams and John Hancock were staying at the parson’s home.  They already had a system to gather the men from nearby towns by ringing the church bells.

It was amazing to me to see the green where our war for independence began. The roads are in the same place and the green is quite small. The flagpole is in the middle - between the British and colonists.  The British soldiers got out of hand and many colonists were killed. I was also touched at the list of names who defended Lexington that day. Many looked like dads, sons, grandsons and grandfathers.

North Bridge where the British were sent back to Boston twenty miles away. The British quickly discovered the colonists meant business and were not going to be easily defeated. Thousands of men & sons came from the surrounding towns to defend their homes.