Historic Concord: Plan Your Visit - Summer 2026

June 30, 2026

Step into history as you explore Concord’s many remarkable sites. From Revolutionary War landmarks to literary treasures, there’s something for everyone to discover. Here is a quick reference list to help you plan your visit. Be sure to check the website before heading out, as some sites may be closed on holidays or for private events. Enjoy your journey through Concord’s rich past!

Historic Concord: Plan Your Visit Spring 2026

April 9, 2026

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Historic Concord: Plan Your Visit

September 4, 2025

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Step into history as you explore Concord’s many remarkable sites. From Revolutionary War landmarks to literary treasures, there’s something for everyone to discover. Below is a quick reference list to help you plan your visit.

Historic Concord: Plan Your Visit

April 7, 2025

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Visiting Concord? This list of historic sites will help as you plan your visit.

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Historic Lexington & Arlington: Plan Your Visit

March 31, 2025

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Plan your visit to historic Lexington and Arlington!

Historic Concord: Plan Your Visit - Summer 2024

June 15, 2024

Cynthia L. Baudendistel

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Check here for opening hours, websites, and more information on Concord's historic sites.

Historic Concord: Plan Your Visit Spring 2024

Concord has many historic sites of interest. Below is contact information for each, along with their hours of operation. Please check the website before visiting, as sites may be closed on holidays or for private events.

March 15, 2024

Cynthia L. Baudendistel

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Plan your visit here. Find opening dates/hours, websites, and more. Please check the website before visiting, as sites may be closed on holidays or for private events.

The Summer Issue is Here!

As our nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this issue explores the people, ideas, and stories that continue to shape its legacy. Inside, Professor Robert A. Gross offers fresh perspective in “A Referendum on Independence,” while a special foldout guide, “Following in Thoreau’s Footsteps,” invites you to explore the landscapes that inspired him. Discover an unexpected connection in “A Tale of Two Authors,” revisit the moving story of “A Hawthorne Homecoming,” and enjoy summer events, arts, and ways to experience Concord firsthand.

A Referendum on Independence

The road to American independence took time to complete, and Massachusetts, despite its reputation as a vanguard state, was not always in the lead. In 1775, even after the battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill, most Patriot leaders were still seeking restoration of colonial rights within the British empire. Thomas Paine broke the logjam with the publication of Common Sense early the next year. The instant best-seller argued the case for separation by appealing to economic and political self-interest, emotional resentment of a brutal and oppressive king, and a utopian vision of America as “an asylum for mankind.”

A Hawthorne Homecoming

Two white horses pulled the hearse into Concord’s Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, a top-hatted driver at the reins. A band of mourners followed on foot as they made their way toward Authors’ Ridge.Except for the bright sunshine, this scene wouldn’t seem out of place in a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. But it happened a mere twenty years ago, on June 26, 2006. That was the day Hawthorne and his wife and daughter were reunited after his death separated them 142 years earlier.