Training fields were a familiar sight in early New England in an era of constant alert.
American colonist formed militias for protection and trained in open fields also known as commons. Charlestown Training Field dates from the 1640s . . . — — Map (db m115250) HM
Near Common Street south of Winthrop Street, on the left when traveling south.
Road projects in two centuries endangered the “communitie’s meeting place.”
Despite the Training Field's historical importance, road projects in the 19th and 20th centuries threatened to destroy what was once called the . . . — — Map (db m115230) HM
