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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.
10K November 28, 1937 1938 Branch Brook Park: Newark, New Jersey: Don Lash: 34:33 10K November 27, 1938 1939 Branch Brook Park: Newark, New Jersey: Don Lash: 32:26 10K November 20, 1939 1940 Meadowbrook Country Club Northville, Michigan: Don Lash: 30:25 10K November 28, 1940 1941 Empire City Race Track: Yonkers, New York: Greg Rice: 29:19 10K ...
Lexington Battle Green, formerly known as Lexington Common, site of the first action on April 19, 1775, is part of the park's story, but the Town of Lexington owns and maintains it. The Green is also where the Captain Parker Statue by Henry Hudson Kitson is located. Park visitor centers are located at the hill overlooking the North Bridge and ...
Map from 1946, where Boston & Maine Railroad (B&M) passes along the route of today's Minuteman Bikeway The path comprising the current Minuteman Bikeway has a long history. The trail closely approximates the route that Paul Revere took on his famous ride in 1775, which heralded the beginning of the American Revolution.
The track is the second-oldest harness racing track in the world and the oldest horse racing track in Lexington. The Red Mile hosts one of the legs of the Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters, the annual Kentucky Futurity. Since 2017, American Flat Track motorcycle racing is conducted during the off-season.
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington.It hosts a number of racing series such as IndyCar, IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship, and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, along with other club events such has SCCA and National Auto Sport Association.
During this period the track hosted memorable special events which drew legendary Southern drivers like Ray Hendrick in the famous "Fireball" #11 to battle the locals. Other surprise stars included Long Island's Fred Harbach and Rene Charland from Massachusetts. In the late 1970s, the track drew 55 winged Super Modifieds to their World Series race.
Keeneland takes pride in maintaining racing traditions; it was the last track in North America to broadcast race calls over its public-address system, not doing so until 1997. Most of the racing scenes of the 2003 movie Seabiscuit were shot at Keeneland, in part because of the track's "retro feel". [12]