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Lexington is a suburban town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, located 10 miles (16 km) from Downtown Boston. The population was 34,454 as of the 2020 census . [ 1 ] The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans, and was first settled by Europeans c. 1642 as a farming community.
The Old Belfry is a historic structure on Clarke Street in Lexington, Massachusetts, United States.It stands on Belfry Hill. [1]The belfry was erected at its current location in 1762, but it was moved a few yards away to Lexington Common [2] in 1768, after Jonas Monroe, on whose land it originally stood, wanted the town to pay him taxes for keeping it there. [1]
[3] [4] Started soon after the construction of Lexington's first modernist house, [5] Six Moon Hill was the first of many modernist developments in Lexington. Developments that followed include Peacock Farm , started in 1951; Five Fields , also designed by TAC architects and begun in 1951; and the slightly later Turning Mill/Middle Ridge ...
The Lexington Battle Green, also known as Lexington Common, is the historic town common of Lexington, Massachusetts, United States. It was at this site that the opening shots of the Battles of Lexington and Concord were fired on April 19, 1775, starting the American Revolutionary War. Now a public park, the common is a National Historic Landmark.
Towns have an open town meeting or representative town meeting form of government; cities, on the other hand, use a mayor-council or council-manager form. Based on the form of government, as of 2023, [1] there are 292 towns and 59 cities in Massachusetts. Over time, many towns have voted to become cities; 14 municipalities still refer to ...
Lexington voters will have an opportunity to select a new mayor and three town council members on Tuesday, Nov. 7. While Lexington does not have a contested mayoral race, as Mayor Pro Tempore ...
The Depot is available for rental by Lexington community groups, residents and businesses. The Society manages three nationally historic house museums: the Hancock-Clarke House , Paul Revere's Lexington destination; Buckman Tavern , the gathering place of the Lexington militia on April 19, 1775; and Munroe Tavern , temporary British field ...
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