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Munroe Tavern in Lexington, Massachusetts, is deeply connected to the opening of the American Revolutionary War. Built in 1735 and purchased by William Munroe in 1770, it became both a local gathering place and a key site on April 19, 1775. After the first fighting on Lexington Common and the brutal British retreat from Concord, Col. Hugh, Earl Percy used the tavern as headquarters, a field hospital, and a place for exhausted soldiers to eat and drink. The tavern is also remembered for the killing of Lexington militiaman John Raymond there and for later hosting President George Washington in 1789. Today it is notable for interpreting the conflict from the perspective of British regulars as well as local patriots.
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Lexington, Massachusetts · United States
