Harvard Square in Cambridge in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Continental Troops Assembled

Photographed by R.J. O’Hara

1. Continental Troops Assembled Marker

Inscription. Here assembled on the night of June 16th, 1775, 1200 Continental troops under command of General Prescott. After prayer by President Langdon they marched to Bunker Hill.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 1775.

Location. 42° 22.591′ N, 71° 7.144′ W. Memorial is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Harvard Square. It is at the intersection of Cambridge Street and Massachusetts Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Cambridge Street. The marker stands on the Harvard University campus between Gannett House and the Littauer Center. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Cambridge MA 02138, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial 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

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are within walking distance of this marker: Headquarters of General Ward (within shouting distance of this marker); Way to Charlestown (within shouting distance of this marker); Cambridge Common (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); An Gorta Mór - The Great Hunger (about 300 feet away); George Washington (about 400 feet away); Cambridge Soldiers and Sailors Monument (about 400 feet away); Route of William Dawes (about 400 feet away); Old Cambridge (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cambridge.

Regarding Continental Troops Assembled. 16 June 2025 was the 250th anniversary of the overnight march from Cambridge to Bunker Hill in Charlestown, in 1775. The American commander was Colonel (not General) William Prescott of Groton and Pepperell, MA. His statue stands in Charlestown at the base of the Bunker Hill Monument.

Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. The Bunker Hill Monument

Additional keywords. Battle of Bunker Hill, American Revolution, Col. William Prescott, Rev. Samuel Langdon, Harvard College, Harvard University, Cambridge Common, Charlestown

Photographed by R.J. O’Hara, June 16, 2025

2. Continental Troops Assembled Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2025, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on July 7, 2025, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 18, 2025, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.