Isaac Davis Trail

Isaac Davis Trail
Acton Minutemen and citizens marching to Concord, 16 April 2012
Location Concord, Massachusetts & Acton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°28′48″N 71°23′57″W / 42.48000°N 71.39917°WCoordinates: 42°28′48″N 71°23′57″W / 42.48000°N 71.39917°W
Built 1775
Architect Isaac Davis & Minutemen
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference #

72001347

[1]
Added to NRHP April 11, 1972
Isaac Davis' birth house in Acton , Massachusetts in 1905 (left) and 2015 (right)

The Isaac Davis Trail, also known as the Acton Trail, is an historic 6-mile (9.7 km) trail running east-west in the towns of Acton and Concord, Massachusetts. The trail was significant in 1775 when it was used by Captain Isaac Davis and the Acton Minutemen to march on Concord during the battles of Lexington and Concord.[2] The trail was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

The trail begins at Isaac Davis' house (which still stands) in Acton, and ends at western end of the North Bridge in the Minuteman National Historical Park in Concord. Most of the route is now paved roads, where in some cases the alignment no longer matches the exact route. Despite this, the trail route evokes the time of the march, with its roadways lined with stone walls, and houses generally set back from the street. The trail first runs northeast about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) northeast, along Hayward Street, Musket Drive, Minuteman Road, Woodbury Lane, and Main Street. It then turns more directly east for 1.5 miles (2.4 km), along a town-owned easement on private property, to Strawberry Hill Road. It follows Strawberry Hill Road southerly for 1.75 miles (2.82 km) to Barrett's Mill Road, which runs easterly 0.75 miles (1.21 km) to meet Lowell Road in Concord. It cross Lowell Road, following Barnes Hill Road and crossing Liberty Road to reach the Muster Field above the North Bridge.[3]

Events

The Isaac Davis Trailmarch[4] is held each year on Patriots' Day.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15.
  2. ↑ "Isaac Davis Camporee". Isaac Davis Camporee. Isaac Davis Camporee. 2009-01-07.
  3. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Isaac Davis Trail". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  4. ↑ "Isaac Davis Trailmarch". Acton Minutemen.