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

Inscription. In Memory Of
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. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Fort Myer. Memorial 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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 Humphreys Dr, Fort Myer VA 22211, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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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(about 500 feet away); General Philip Kearny Memorial (about 600 feet away); Tree Ring Timeline (about 600 feet away); Cherish these forest trees… (about 600 feet away); Hallowed Ground (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Arlington.

Lexington Minute Men Marker and Eastern Hemlock Memorial Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, July 16, 2011

2. Lexington Minute Men Marker and Eastern Hemlock Memorial Tree

“What a Glorious Morning for America!” image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Allen C. Browne, December 11, 2017

3. “What a Glorious Morning for America!”

1775 – April 19th – Lexington
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 670 times since then and 22 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.