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Acton Minutemen's Line of March, Granite Markers Along their Route, April 19, 1775

Nine granite markers were erected in Acton by the Massachusetts Children of the American Revolution in April, 1975 to mark the Acton Minutemen's line of march (known as the Isaac Davis Trail).  Three additional markers are in Concord.  Acton Monument Company created and erected the markers.  Before that, the route was marked with wooden markers.

Line of March Marker, John Swift Road & Musket Drive, Acton
Location: Corner of John Swift Road and Musket Drive
Acton Minutemen Line of March Marker
Location: Between 8 and 10 John Swift Road
Acton Minutemen Line of March Marker
Location: About 11 Simon Willard Road
Line of March Marker, Minuteman Road
Location: Corner Minuteman Road and Newtown Road
Line of March Marker, Woodbury Lane
Location: Woodbury Lane across from Minuteman Road
Granite Marker, 1775 Line of March, Meeting House Hill
Location: Meeting House Hill, Corner of Main Street and Nagog Hill Road
Minutemen's Line of March, Main St & PO Square
Location: Corner of Main Street and Post Office Square
Picture
Location: Great Rd. & Strawberry Hill Rd.
See more Line of March markers.

For further information on the Minutemen's Line of March, see:
Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS) ACT.900
Fletcher, James.  Acton in History.  Boston: J. W. Lewis & Co., 1890.  The line of march was described on pages 255-256.
Klauer, William.  The Rediscovery of the Trail in 1957 and the Modern March.
Line of March Map, Mass. Historical Commission, MACRIS Maps 2.0 Beta

For more information on the markers, see:
"On the Rocks" in the Acton Historical Society's newsletter of April 4, 1995
B. Conant presentation on Acton's Historical Markers, available at Acton Memorial Library
"Meeting House Marker Dedicated by CAR," Assabet Valley Beacon, April 10, 1975, page 1
"Daniel Chester French's Minute Man State Spends Night in Acton," Assabet Valley Beacon, April 3, 1975, pages 1 and 18.  (Article talks about Acton Monument Company and its involvement with the line of march markers on page 18)

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