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Concord in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
 

The Wright Tavern

 
 
The Wright Tavern Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 17, 2009
1. The Wright Tavern Marker
Inscription.
Built in 1747
Kept by Amos Wright in 1775
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Here met the Committees of the
Provincial Congress
on the eve of the Revolution
while the larger body sat
in a Meeting House close by.
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Headquarters of the Minutemen
in the early morning of
April 19, 1775
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Later that day
Headquarters of the British
under command of
Colonel Smith and Major Pitcairn

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraNotable BuildingsWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1774.
 
Location. 42° 27.607′ N, 71° 20.92′ W. Marker is in Concord, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. Marker is on Lexington Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Concord MA 01742, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Millpond (within shouting distance of this marker); The First Provincial Congress (within shouting distance of this marker); On this Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); The Milldam (within shouting distance of this marker); Jethro’s Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Concord Massachusetts World War II Honor Roll
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(within shouting distance of this marker); Concord Massachusetts World War I Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Roger Brown (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Concord.
 
Also see . . .
1. Battle of Concord. (Submitted on May 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)
2. The Battle of Concord. The American Revolutionary War website. (Submitted on May 7, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.) 
 
Concord Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 17, 2009
2. Concord Marker
Marker can be seen in this photo on the left of the front of the building.
The Wright Tavern image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, April 17, 2009
3. The Wright Tavern
This tavern served as headquarters for the Americans before the Battle of Concord on April 19, 1775, and for the British later that day.
<i>Dining Room, Wright Tavern, Concord, Mass.</i> image. Click for full size.
circa 1908
4. Dining Room, Wright Tavern, Concord, Mass.
<i> Concord, Mass., Wright Tavern. Built for a Tavern 1747. </I> image. Click for full size.
Postcard by Hugh C. Leighton Co., circa 1907
5. Concord, Mass., Wright Tavern. Built for a Tavern 1747.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,447 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 2, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.   4, 5. submitted on January 29, 2015.

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