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.

Marker Locations:

• Corner of John Swift Road and Musket Drive

• Between 8 and 10 John Swift Road

• About 11 Simon Willard Road

• Corner Minuteman Road and Newtown Road

• Woodbury Lane across from Minuteman Road

• Meeting House Hill, Corner of Main Street and Nagog Hill Road

• Corner of Main Street and Post Office Square

• Great Rd. & Strawberry Hill Rd.

• Strawberry Hill Road & Esterbrook Road

• Strawberry Hill and Pope Road

• Concord - Corner of Strawberry Hill Road and Barrett's Mill Road

• Concord - Intersection of Barnes Hill Road and Lowell Road

•  Concord - Intersection of Liberty Street and Estabrook Road, near North Bridge Visitor Center

In addition to the line of march markers installed by the Children of the American Revolution, there is a marker at the North Bridge historic site (next to the Visitor's Center overlooking the bridge) that says:

"On the morning of April 19, 1775, approximately 400 colonials stood on the hill overlooking the North Bridge.  As smoke rose from Concord Center, the order to march was given.  In the exchange of fire that followed, Captain Isaac Davis, who had exclaimed "I haven't a man who is afraid to go", was killed together with Abner Hosmer, a private, also from Acton.

This memorial was erected by the Captain Isaac Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, April, 1975."

For further information on the Minutemen's Line of March, see:

• Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System (MACRIS) ACT.900

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• Fletcher, James.  Acton in History.  Boston: J. W. Lewis & Co., 1890.  The line of march was described on pages 255-256.

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• Klauer, William.  The Rediscovery of the Trail in 1957 and the Modern March.

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• 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)