Today in Johnson City History, Saturday, April 19, 2025
Battles of Lexington and Concord, death of Henry Johnson's son, Bettie Jobe seeks divorce, a win for SHHS
Wednesday, April 19, 1775: According to the National Park Service website, the Minute Man National Historical Park in Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord, Massachusetts, preserves and interprets the sites, structures, and landscapes that became the field of battle during the first armed conflict of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. It was here that British colonists risked their lives and property, defending their ideals of liberty and self-determination. The events of that day have been popularized by succeeding generations as the "shot heard round the world." Often referred to as the "Battles of Lexington, and Concord," the fighting on April 19, 1775 raged over 16 miles along the Bay Road from Boston to Concord, and included some 1,700 British regulars and over 4,000 Colonial militia. This happened two hundred and fifty years ago today.