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Why Meriam's Corner?
A part of American History-a Part of Your History.
Why is Meriam's Corner a part of Minute Man Park?. Much as we'd like to think it reflects the importance of the family, its broader historical significance stems from the events of April 1775. Paul Revere's alarm had gathered Minute Men from surrounding communities in ever-greater numbers. The British expedition, which earlier in the day far outnumbered resisting settlers in Lexington, was now itself outnumbered as it began its retreat from Concord back to Boston.
At Meriam's Corner, where the house was already 70 years old in 1775, the sporadic fire on the retreating British troops grew intense, and continued as they marched east along the Battle Road. The Park purchased the Corner and other places that which figured in those pivotal events to preserve them in perpetuity. Today, Meriam's Corner marks the western end of the recreated Battle Road Trail, a five-mile stretch of historic houses and landscapes being restored to their 18th century appearance.
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