Fort Myer in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Lexington Minute Men
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011
1. Lexington Minute Men Marker
The Men of the Lexington Militia
Killed In Action 19 April 1775
During the First Battle of the American Revolution
John Brown Robert Munroe
Samuel Hadley Isaac Muzzy
Caleb Harrington Jonas Parker
Jonathan Harrington, Jr. Asahel Porter
Dedicated by the Lexington Minute Men
Lexington Massachusetts June 2000
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the National Cemeteries series list.
Location. 38° 52.883′ N, 77° 4.532′ W. Memorial is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. It is on Humpherys Drive, on the right when traveling north. Located Section 001, Arlington National Cemetery, near Old Administration Building. with an Eastern Hemlock Memorial Tree. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 316 Humphreys Dr, Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Northern Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: War of 1812 Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); R Adams Cowley (within shouting distance of this marker); Pan American Airways Flight 103 Memorial Cairn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Doubleday
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Another marker is no longer nearby. The Arlington Woodlands (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011
2. Lexington Minute Men Marker and Eastern Hemlock Memorial Tree
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, December 11, 2017
3. “What a Glorious Morning for America!”
1642 – Cambridge Farms
1713 – Lexington
The seal of the town of Lexington, Massachusetts, which was settled in 1642, as part of Cambridge and incorporated in 1713.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 873 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2013, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 3. submitted on February 5, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
