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Minute Man park expanded (Boston)

President Obama signed legislation this week that extends the boundary of Minute Man National Historical Park to include Barrett's Farm, a Concord property that played a central role in the American Revolution.


The farm is where colonists were storing the munitions that caused British troops to march from Boston through Lexington to Concord, a key milestone in the War of Independence.
Read entire article at Boston Globe