Road to Revolution at Minute Man Visitor Center / Rebels, Redcoats and Homespun Heroes at Whittemore House
Minute Man National Historical Park Tours
This three-part curriculum-based program begins with viewing our multimedia presentation, The Road to Revolution at Minute Man Visitor Center (a separate reservation is NOT required for the multimedia show when you reserve this program). Following the film, students meet a Colonial Militiaman, British Soldier or Daughter of Liberty (portrayed by a Park Ranger) and discover what it was like to live through this incredible period of history and the events of 1775. After a brief program with the ranger in the visitor center auditorium where students engage in role play and examine reproductions of period times, the students will walk to the historic Battle Road Trail and Whittemore house and perform 18th century military drill and witness a musket firing demonstration. During the course of the program, the complexity of the Battle of Lexington and Concord emerges as students compare and contrast the experiences and perceptions of British soldiers, colonial militiamen, and colonial women committed to the cause of resistance on the homefront. The final part of the field trip is a self-guided visit to Concords North Bridge (optional) where students can stand in the place where the shot heard round the world was fired and the American Revolution began.
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Need to Know
- This program includes a musket firing demonstration which is very loud.
- People with hearing aids or other noise sensitivity issues should exercise caution.
- Please review these sample itineraries before your visit, especially if you have booked two programs for one day.