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Also called the \u201cAlarm Stone,\u201d this engraved memorial stone sits on the eastern side of Woodlawn Cemetery<\/a> on Concord Road in Acton<\/a>. The first of three memorial stones dedicated on Patriots\u2019 Day in 1895, it identifies the home site of Captain Joseph Robbins, who led the Acton militia’s East Company. There, Captain Robbins received word just hours after midnight on April 19, 1775 that British troops were moving on Concord<\/a>. His thirteen-year-old son then reportedly went out to send word of the report to the town\u2019s other militia leaders.<\/p>\n

The dedication included a blessing by Rev. Franklin Parker Wood of Acton, and the reading of a paper about the history of the site by Moses Taylor, one of the town\u2019s older citizens. Other stones dedicated that day include the Calvin and Luther Blanchard Memorial Stone<\/a> and the Issac Davis Home Site Marker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Acton\u2019s Alarm Stone captures the pressing urgency of the moment with its exclamatory inscription:<\/p>\n

SITE OF HOUSE WHERE FIRST
\nALARM WAS GIVEN IN ACTON!
\nMORNING OF 19TH OF APRIL 1775
\nCAPT. ROBBINS! CAPT. ROBBINS!
\nTHE REGULARS ARE COMING!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Also called the \u201cAlarm Stone,\u201d this engraved memorial stone sits on the eastern side of Woodlawn Cemetery on Concord Road in Acton. The first of three memorial stones dedicated on Patriots\u2019 Day in 1895, it identifies the home site of Captain Joseph Robbins, who led the Acton militia’s East Company. 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