![]() Johnida Dockens OverviewThe decade-long political feud between the British government and the American colonists, determined to retain their rights as British subjects, came to a devastating climax as British regulars clashed with colonial militia and minute men on April 19, 1775 at Lexington, Concord's North Bridge and on the long, bloody road back to Boston. The fighting that began that day soon grew into a war for independence that lasted more than eight years. Many years later, Ralph Waldo Emerson used the phrase the shot heard round the world to describe the significance of this event. Minute Man National Historical Park encompasses 1,038 acres distributed in four distinct units located approximately 15 miles northwest of Boston, Massachusetts. The Concord River flows through the North Bridge Unit, while Route 2A traverses Battle Road Unit. The Wayside Unit preserves a home of authors including the Alcotts and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The Barrett Farm Unit preserves the home of Colonel James Barrett, Commander of the Middlesex Militia. His farm was a key target of the British expedition on April 19th, 1775. Long Term Monitoring Programs in the Park
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Baseline Inventories | Complete for Park? | Reports, Documents & Data |
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Water Quality | Y | Baseline Inventory |
Y | Cartographic data sets: U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Agriculture. National Park Service data clearinghouse for mapping information and geospatial resources. | |
Air Quality Related Values | Y | Air Quality in Parks |
Climate Inventory | Y | Weather and Climate Inventory for NETN parks |
Geological Resources Inventory | Y | |
Soil Resources Inventory | Y | NPS - SRI - Soil Survey Geographic (SSURGO) |
Water Body Location and Classification | Y | |
Vegetation Inventory | Y | Vegetation Inventory and Map |
Species Lists | Y | IRMA Species Search |
Park Species Lists
Species lists are available from NPSpecies, the National Park Service's tool for documenting park biodiversity. Keep in mind that these species lists are a work-in-progress. Changes and updates are made as more species are shepherded through a rigorous vetting process. The absence of a species from a list produced with the tool below doesn't necessarily mean the species is absent from a park.Select a Park:
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Visit NPSpecies for more comprehensive information and advanced search capability. Have a suggestion or comment on this list? Let us know.
Non NPS Citizen Science Opportunities in the Park
Bird observations from eBird
Minute Man NHP has been set up in eBird as a birding "hotspot". Help the park bolster bird data by adding your bird obsevations to eBird when you visit the park. To view recent and historical bird observations in the park, cick here.Species observations from iNaturalist
Last updated: October 22, 2019