. Ein Gazetteer des Staates Massachusetts : mit zahlreichen Abbildungen. Tingham County, England. Achurch wurde am 21. Oktober 1696 organisiert, und der Pfarrer BenjaminEstabrook wurde zum Pfarrer geweiht. Er wurde im Jahre 1698 von Rev. John Hancock, war ein Einheimischer des Ortes, und der Vater des Gouverneurs John Hancock. In der Nacht des 18. April 1775 schickte General Thomas Gage Adetrolement von 800 Männern aus Boston, um einige militärische Speicher bei Concord zu zerstören. Sie kamen sehr früh am Morgen des 19. In Lexington an, wo sie etwa 70 Amerikaner unter Waffen auf dem Grün in der Nähe der Kirche fanden. Major John

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. A gazetteer of the state of Massachusetts : with numerous illustrations. tingham County, England. Achurch was organized October 21, 1696; and the Rev. BenjaminEstabrook was ordained as pastor. He was followed in 1698 bythe Rev. John Hancock, who was a native of the place, and thefather of Governor John Hancock. On the night of April 18, 1775, General Thomas Gage sent adetachment of 800 men from Boston to destroy some military storesat Concord. They arrived at Lexington very early on the morningof the 19th, where they found about 70 Americans under arms onthe green near the church. Major John Pitcairn, who led theadvance battalions of the British, riding up to the militia, an<?brandishing his sword, cried out, Disperse, you rebels ! Down withyour arms and disperse. As they gave no indication of obedience, he discharged his pistol, and ordered his men to fire. Eight Ameri-cans were killed, and several wounded. The British then went onto Concord. The green or park on which occurred the fight is oftriangular form, and contains about two acres. It is uow well. LEYDEN. 417 shaded with elm, ash and other handsome trees. The town sent244 men into the late war, of whom it lost 20. Lexington Academy, incorporated in 1822, had a varying successuntil 1838. Its building had the distinction of being occupied bythe first State Normal School in America, which opened in thesummer of 1839. The Eev. Cyrus Peirce (Father Peirce), whohad conducted a flourishing academy at Andover, was called to takecharge of this school. Of him, the Hon. Horace Mann said, He is, on the whole, the best teacher I have ever seen, in Europe orAmerica. Theodore Parker, a distinguished clergyman and author, was a native of Lexington; and his grandfather was the CaptainJohn Parker who commanded the minute-men on the famous 19thof April. Ex-Governor George D. Robinson, also, was a Lexingtonboy. A good history of Lexington was published in 1868, writtenby Hon. Charles Hudson, a resident of the town. Leyd en is

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