22 april
an Ordinary day
Concord/Lexington
Massachusetts
19 April, 1775
The British soldiers marched into Concord early on the morning
of 18 April, 1775
to capture the weapons and munitions that the colonials
had moved there from other places
upon hearing word that the British would be raiding
but the Colonial militia held them off
in the first battle of the American Revolution at Lexington.
The British were not able to capture any munitions
that early morning
and began their slow march back toward Boston.
Where upon minute men hidden in wood and field
began harassing and shooting at the redcoats.
All afternoon the shots were heard as the redcoats marched back to Boston.
and thus what became known as
the American Revolution
began
The American minutemen were called that because they could be ready
to fight at a minutes notice.
Every April, around the 19th, Massachusetts celebrates Patriot's Day.
In Concord/Lexington, at the Minuteman National Park,
the biggest re-enactment of the year is held.
This is where I took these pictures a few days ago.
I am always amazed at how these people must have just woken one very ordinary
morning to the sound of gunfire in the common.
They had no idea that this particular ordinary day
was about to become so historically extraordinary.
Great shots!
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Really great reenactment scenes and photos!
ReplyDeleteMersad
Mersad Donko Photography
I plan on visiting here this summer !
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! We'd like to take our grandson to see a reenactment someday because he loves watching the History Chanel with grandpa.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteKim,USA
Gee, I've never experienced a reenactment scene. Your photos are in focus. History is one of my favorite subjects. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteJM, IL
So much history in the pics. Great series.
ReplyDeleteYou paint a lovely story of back in the day.
ReplyDeleteWonderful captures of the re-enactment!
ReplyDeleteMy favorites are your 2nd and 4th capture! It must be a great experience to see this:)
ReplyDeleteGreat photos. That's an interesting history .
ReplyDeleteWar is b;ack and white. Tom The Backroads Traveller
ReplyDeleteWe, too, have an annual re-enactment but of a Civil War battle, Perryville. It's quite an affair, drawing a lot of re-enactors. Great shots!
ReplyDelete{I just finished reading 'The Storied Life of A J Fikry'. The small, fictional island off the Massachusetts coast made me think of your island!}
The poem was stuck in my head in childhood, about "the 18th of April in '75..."
ReplyDeleteROG, ABCW