28 July
Today we headed back to Lexington to revisit a few sites we saw on the bus tour. We started out at the Munroe Tavern. Yeah, I know, there is a pattern here with me visiting all these taverns, but they are historic site now and not a beer in sight. Dang it!
So, the Munroe Tavern's claim to fame is how on April 19, 1775 it was taken over by Brig Gen Earl Percy and the Red Coats. They were only there for a short time but it also served as a field hospital for the British.
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| The original tavern sign, preserved here. It used to hang in the center of the front of the structure. |
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| Most of the artifacts are original. |
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| A couple more leather fire buckets right by the front door |
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| Original Red Coats uniforms |
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| Our tour guide. |
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| Actual linen cabinet from the Munroe family. The linens were used by the British troops in the hospital room. |
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| Everything in the room is original except the pitcher and the mirror. The frame is original. |
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| The Munroe family tree |
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| George Washington dined here |
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| Box with Masonic symbol on it. |
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| Chair that George Washington sat in. |
We really enjoyed our driving tour of Lexington and Concord. The remainder of what we saw was combined in Wednesday's post. Tomorrow is a down day (laundry, commissary, BX, etc, and then Saturday we head into Boston for a "hop-on hop-off" tour.
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