{"id":480,"date":"2024-07-19T17:58:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T17:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/s2.designcostaging.com\/clients\/mmm\/?post_type=monuments&#038;p=480"},"modified":"2024-11-11T18:27:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T18:27:55","slug":"meriams-corner-monument","status":"publish","type":"monuments","link":"https:\/\/s2.designcostaging.com\/clients\/mmm\/monuments\/meriams-corner-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Meriam\u2019s Corner Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A granite monument set within the stone wall at <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/place\/meriams-corner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Meriam\u2019s Corner<\/a> marks the starting point of the running battle on April 19, 1775.\u00a0 Originally sited on land owned by Thomas and Rose Burke, a legal agreement cedes ownership and maintenance of the monument to the Town of <a href=\"https:\/\/freedomsway.org\/communities\/concord\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Concord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Its inscription reads:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MERIAM\u2019S CORNER<br \/>\nTHE BRITISH TROOPS<br \/>\nRETREATING FROM THE<br \/>\nOLD NORTH BRIDGE<br \/>\nWERE HERE ATTACKED IN FLANK<br \/>\nBY THE MEN OF CONCORD<br \/>\nAND NEIGHBORING TOWNS<br \/>\nAND DRIVEN UNDER A HOT FIRE<br \/>\nTO CHARLESTOWN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A granite monument set within the stone wall at Meriam\u2019s Corner marks the starting point of the running battle on April 19, 1775.\u00a0 Originally sited on land owned by Thomas and Rose Burke, a legal agreement cedes ownership and maintenance of the monument to the Town of Concord. 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