Concord

Examples

• All

• The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in Concord, Massachusetts.

• Two lanterns in the steeple signaled Paul Revere... that British were on their way to Concord.

  Charly (1968)

• And anyway, John Jack winds up in Concord, MA.

• "...hey, marching to the Concord war."

  Woodstock (1970)

• Now, class, who were the couriers ordered to ride to Concord to warn that the British were coming?

  An American Haunting (2005)

• The Fife and Drum was founded in Concord, Massachusetts, in 1983.

  Academic text (2017)

• Mr. Thomas had left Ruth's mother in a town called Concord, New Hampshire, where she would remain indefinitely.

  Fiction book (2000)

• We had a parade from Lexington to Concord, MA to commemorate the ride of Paul Revere.

  Danny Jones

• Every April, residents gather in Concord to celebrate the historic battle.

• In Concord, history enthusiasts can visit several monuments commemorating the battle.

Compounds

B

Battles of Lexington and Concord

6.5

The first fights in April 1775 between American colonists and British soldiers that begin the war for independence

C

Concord grape

• US

3.2

A dark purple grape grown for eating and making juice or jelly

L

Lexington and Concord

6.7

The first battle of the war for American independence on April 19, 1775 in Massachusetts

Surface Forms

Etymology