tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2561055471170493340..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: See a Piece of Concord’s North BridgeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-77586004732168384912014-04-16T18:24:06.674-05:002014-04-16T18:24:06.674-05:00Another piece of wood from the bridge is on perman...Another piece of wood from the bridge is on permanent display in the North Bridge Visitor Center of Minute Man National Historical Park. It's in the room that doubles as the Visitor Center's bookstore, mounted high on a wall above a door to the adjoining terrace. This piece of wood looks like a blank from the bridge; but, according to a caption mounted nearby, it's actually a slice of one of the bridge's posts.<br /><br />The story that I recall hearing is that the bridge was washed away by a flood, circa 1793, and that the town then rerouted the roads, building two new bridges -- one upstream and one downstream -- so that the old bridge was no longer necessary. This is, of course, a minor variant of Joel Bohy's story, and he says that his version is based on the town records.Charles Bahnenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-33762970884811114012014-04-16T18:11:43.364-05:002014-04-16T18:11:43.364-05:00I grew up in Acton in the 1960's and we marche...I grew up in Acton in the 1960's and we marched to the bridge with the Acton Minutemen. I loved it. Isaac Davis's plow was behind the altar in our church. When we moved to Hanscom AFB, we discovered the site of Paul Revere's capture was outside the gate near our base housing. When I moved to Ohio, I constantly got in trouble with all the coaches who "taught" American History, because I had a habit of correcting them. I was kicked out of junior literature class for "claiming" I had taken swimming lessons in Walden Pond. The Midwest is tough on New England kids!Anne B. Hillnoreply@blogger.com