Goldsberry Township in Mountain View in Howell County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Minuteman Silver Maple

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2021

1. Minuteman Silver Maple Marker

Inscription.
The Minuteman Silver Maple spreads its branches over a historic Massachusetts battlefield. On a country road outside Boston on April 19, 1775, the citizen soldiers of the American colonies first met in battle with the British. At North Bridge, which fords the Concord River, the colonial militia, sworn to be “ready in a minute,” fired the “shot heard around the world,” beginning the Revolutionary War. Your tree is grown from the seed taken from Minuteman Silver Maple.

Erected by American Forests; Famous & Historic Trees.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1775.

Location. 36° 59.921′ N, 91° 42.361′ W. Marker is in Mountain View, Missouri, in Howell County. It is in Goldsberry Township. Marker can be reached from North Pine Street just north of West 4th Street, on the left when traveling north. The marker and tree are located along the walkway in West Side Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 406 North Pine Street, Mountain View MO 65548, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Washington Carver Green Ash (a few steps from this marker); Manassas Red Oak (a few steps from this marker); Trail of Tears Redbud

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(within shouting distance of this marker); John F. Kennedy Crabapple (within shouting distance of this marker); Mount Vernon Red Maple (within shouting distance of this marker); Mark Twain Cave Bur Oak (within shouting distance of this marker); Moon Sycamore (within shouting distance of this marker); Lindbergh Red Maple (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain View.

Also see . . .
1. Shot heard round the world (Wikipedia). Excerpt:

The "shot heard round the world" is a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which sparked the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States. It originates from the opening stanza of Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1837 poem "Concord Hymn". There is no consensus whether the shots fired at the North Bridge were truly the first shots of the American Revolution. There had been an earlier encounter at the Lexington Battle Green, when a column of British troops encountered a group of minutemen led by Captain
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2021

2. Minuteman Silver Maple Marker & Tree
John Parker. Regardless of the facts of the matter, Emerson chose, in his poem, to characterize the later engagement at the North Bridge as the opening act of the Revolution. The North Bridge fight did see the first deliberate volley by Americans acting under orders, the first British deaths, and the first British retreat.

(Submitted on November 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. American Forests™ website. (Submitted on November 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Minuteman Silver Maple Leaf Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, August 20, 2021

3. Minuteman Silver Maple Leaf Detail

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 29, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 53 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.