Isaac Davis Trail
Isaac Davis Trail | |
Location | Concord, Massachusetts & Acton, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°28′48″N 71°23′57″W / 42.48000°N 71.39917°W |
Built | 1775 |
Architect | Isaac Davis & Minutemen |
NRHP reference No. | 72001347 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 11, 1972 |
The Isaac Davis Trail, also known as the Acton Trail, is an historic 6-mile (9.7 km) trail running east–west in the towns of Acton and Concord, Massachusetts. The trail was significant in 1775 when it was used by Captain Isaac Davis and the Acton Minutemen to march on Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.[2] The trail was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
The trail begins at Isaac Davis' house
Events
The Isaac Davis Trailmarch[5] is held each year on Patriots' Day.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Isaac Davis Camporee". Isaac Davis Camporee. 2009-01-07.
- ^ "Isaac Davis Home Site". Acton Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Isaac Davis Trail". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ "Isaac Davis Trailmarch". Acton Minutemen. 5 August 2021.