"A man accumulates a myriad facts,
lays them up in his memory, and then in some spring of his life
he saunters abroad into the Great Fields of thought . . ."
- Henry David Thoreau
2001 Program Listing
Guided Walks/
Ranger Talks
House Tours/
Audio-Visual Programs
Guided walks
Life Along the Battle Road
Program Schedule: Daily
Program Times: 10 a.m. & 3 p.m.
Join a costumed ranger for a 40-minute guided walk. Meet at the Hartwell Tavern. The walk follows a portion of the restored Battle Road and loops back on a woodland path. Learn about the "neighborhood" at the time of the battle. Free.
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Ranger Talks
Two Revolutions
Program Schedule: Daily
Program Time: 11 a.m., 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Join a Ranger for a 20-minute interpretive program at the North Bridge. Set in a 19th-century commemorative landscape, this program focuses on the area's two historical revolutions, the American Revolution of April 19, 1775 and the 19th century American Literary Renaissance. Discover how these two important "revolutions" in American history are linked and remembered today. Free.
Who Were the Minute Men?
Program Schedule: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays
Program Time: 11 a.m., 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Join a costumed ranger, at the Hartwell Tavern, for a 20-minute program that includes a musket firing demonstration. People with hearing impairments or hearing devices should exercise caution. Free.
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House Tours
Wayside House Tours
Program Schedule: Every day, except Wednesdays
Program Times: 10, 11, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 p.m.
Join a Ranger for a guided tour of The Wayside: Home of Authors. Come see for yourself, the home of Concord authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Bronson & Louisa May Alcott and Margaret Sidney. The home is open every day except Wednesdays. Tours are limited to ten people. Admission is $4 for adults, free for people 16 years or younger and free with Golden Age, Access or Eagle Passports. Must be able to climb steep stairs. Tours last 35 minutes.
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Audio-Visual Programs
Road To Revolution
Program Schedule: Daily.
Program Times: EVERY HALF HOUR, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Located at the Minute Man Visitor Center, this new multi-media program focuses on the historic events of April 19, 1775. Free.
April Fire
Program Schedule: Daily.
Program Times: Self Starting.
Located at the North Bridge Visitor Center, this 12-minute video program paints the scenes of battle for April 19, 1775.
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Please note: The above programs run May 5, 2001 through October 28, 2001. All programs are subject to cancellation or delay due to inclement weather. If there is any question regarding a program or time, please check with Park Rangers at the specific site, or call park headquarters at (978) 369-6993, Extension 22.
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