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MIMA - North Bridge West Restoration

Open Grassland next to the North Bridge in Minute Man National Historical Park.

The North Bridge within Minuteman National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts, is a site of profound historical importance. Known as the location of the “shot heard round the world,” it signifies the onset of the American War for Independence on April 19, 1775. Ralph Waldo Emerson immortalized this event in his 1837 poem “Concord Hymn,” penned for the Battle Monument’s dedication at the North Bridge. Mirroring Emerson’s “Nature,” which delves into the interplay between humanity and the environment, this grassland restoration project seeks to harmonize ecological enhancement with the preservation of cultural landscape attributes. Achieving this equilibrium is challenging in any context, but it’s especially formidable amidst the landscapes that witnessed the dawn of the Revolutionary War.

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Casey Reese

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Minute Man National Historical Park, Code: MIMA

Minute Man National Historical Park, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Latitude: 42.4533996582031, Longitude: -71.2959976196289

NPS.gov Collection

06/25/2024

06/25/2024

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