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

Battle Road

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 1, 2024

1. Battle Road Marker

Inscription. On April 19, 1775, 265 Woburn Patriots, led by Major Loammi Baldwin, answered the call to arms. As they marched along this route now known as Battle Road, they heard “a great firing” of muskets on Lexington Green. They hurried on to Lexington to join the pursuit of the British to Concord and later to engage the Regulars with punishing fire at Bloody Angle.

Located alongside conservation land, a portion of this historic road, originally called Old Lexington Road, remains preserved much as it was in the 18th century, bordered with ancient stone walls.

This stone commemorates Woburn's participation in the Revolutionary War and the Militia men who began the journey on this Battle Road that ended eight long years later with the founding of a new country, the United States of America.

Dedicated on the 375th Anniversary of Woburn
April 15, 2017

Erected 2017.

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

Location. 42° 27.961′ N, 71° 11.25′ W. Marker is in Woburn, Massachusetts, in Middlesex

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County. It is on Briscoe Street 0.1 miles south of Revere Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Briscoe St, Woburn MA 01801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Boston.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Middlesex Canal (approx. 1.7 miles away); Woburn Public Library (approx. 1.9 miles away); Woburn (approx. 2 miles away); Munroe Tavern (approx. 2.3 miles away); Rev. Carleton A. Staples (approx. 2.3 miles away); Hancock - Clarke House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Lexington Ship Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); First Teachers' College (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Woburn.

Also see . . .
1. Battle Road. Wikipedia article

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 1, 2024

2. Battle Road Marker

on the historic road, on which colonial militia and British regulars fought a running battle as the redcoats retreated from Concord to Boston on April 19, 1775. (Submitted on November 10, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Loammi Baldwin. Wikipedia article on the Woburn militia commander, who went on to become known as the "Father of American Civil Engineering" and the developer of the Baldwin apple. (Submitted on November 10, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 543 times since then and 103 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 9, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on November 10, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.