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Fitchburg\u2019s Minute Man Monument marks the place where the town\u2019s minute men gathered on April 19, 1775 before departing for Concord<\/a>. Because of its geographic position nearly thirty miles west of the fighting, Fitchburg<\/a> received the alarm rather late. After starting their muster at 9:00 in the morning, two companies, one lead by Captain Ebenezer Bridge and another by Captain Ebenezer Woods, left Fitchburg and reached their destination that evening.<\/p>\n

The minute men\u2019s initial meeting place was Ephraim Kimball\u2019s store. Kimball was a prominent resident of Fitchburg, holding various town offices and serving as a church deacon, making his store a local landmark.<\/p>\n

The marker\u2019s present location off of Boulder Drive is not where it was first erected. The marker was originally sited on Laurel Street and nicknamed the \u201cLaurel Street Monument.\u201d Laurel Street was later redirected toward Water Street and the marker suddenly found itself at an entirely different address, even though it had been relocated only a few yards away.<\/p>\n

The inscription on the plaque reads:<\/p>\n

NEAR THIS SPOT,
\nIN 1775, STOOD THE STORE OF
\nEPHRAIM KIMBALL.
\nIT WAS THE RENDEZVOUS OF
\nFITCHBURG\u2019S MINUTE MEN.
\nHERE, AT 9 O\u2019CLOCK, A.M.,
\nON THE 19TH OF APRIL, 1775,
\nTHE ALARM GUN WAS FIRED
\nAND A COMPANY OF FORTY-TWO MEN, UNDER
\nCAPT. EBENEZER BRIDGE,
\nMARCHED FOR CONCORD,
\nWHERE THEY ARRIVED THE SAME EVENING.
\nANOTHER COMPANY, UNDER
\nCAPT. EBENEZER WOODS,
\nFOLLOWED, THE SAME DAY.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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