https://youtu.be/mL-w9m3vWVY - 6 minute video that tells the tale of
the battle of Menotomy
the video of the battle scenes comes mostly from the Jason Russell
House and possibly East Lexington (not really sure where those scenes
in the woods are)
Lexington and Concord and Boston get all of the glory - but the real
battle was in Arlington Mass - formerly known as Menotomy Mass and
then West Cambridge
Foot of the Rocks (the boulders by the roadside) is at Mass Ave at
Lowell Street in Arlington - the Jason Russell House is approx 1.5
miles to the east at Mass Ave at Jason St - the Old Burial Ground is
at the Mass Ave at Library Way area (2 blocks east of the Jason
Russell House)
In total - 40 British died that day and 25 Patriots
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coming up on the 250th anniversary - they could do a full bore
reenactment - would not be that hard - would be easy for the red coats
to march along Mass Ave - the hard part would be to have the Patriots
shooting from behind houses and stores - that would take alot of
coordination with landlords - but a close approximation would be to
have the Patriots shoot from the side streets - the Jason Russell
House does not have alot of room - but they always manage to get the
reenactments done - you would have to crop and photos or videos very
closely in order to hide all the modern buildings - but it could be
done if necessary
they could do the reenactment all the way to Boston - just get some
minivans to shuttle the actors around - a 38 mile hike might be tough
on people - its 19 miles at 6 hours to walk from paul revere house in
boston to old north bridge in concord per google maps
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