Friends of Minute Man National Park
Preserving the Birthplace of the American Revolution
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What's Open at Minute Man
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Minute Man National Historical Park has started a careful, phased reopening plan. While the visitor centers remain closed, we look forward to providing more services over time with the health and safety of our visitors and staff in mind.
- Restrooms are now open at the North Bridge, Meriam's Corner, and Hartwell Tavern. Each restroom is one person or family occupancy only; please lock the door when in use.
- Rangers are providing roving interpretation at the North Bridge.
- Rangers are ready to answer questions, provide maps, passport stamps, as well as Junior Ranger booklets and badges outside the North Bridge Visitor Center.
- Park grounds and trails are open for outdoor recreational use. Please remember to pack out any trash, keep pets on a leash, and park in designated areas.
Check out the
park website for updates; we'll also keep you updated via Facebook and our August newsletter.
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Buttrick Gardens in Bloom
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The iris were in full bloom this spring at the Buttrick Gardens. The garden hosts an impressive array of iris cultivars in a variety of colors. Plans for the garden date back as early as 1911 when the mansion was built by Stedman Buttrick, but it was Stedman Buttrick Jr. who expanded the gardens and propagated irises from mid 1930’s to the late 1950’s.
If you missed the iris, don't worry, the garden will continue to bloom through the fall with a range of different flowers including daylilies, swamp rose mallow, and tall phlox.The Buttrick Gardens are open sunrise to sunset and are located next to the North Bridge Visitor Center at 174 Liberty Street, Concord, MA.
The Friends of Minute Man National Park are a major supporter of the Buttrick Gardens; if you'd like to make a donation to keep the gardens healthy and blooming, please click on the link below. Thank you!
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Thanks to a generous donation to the Friends from a local donor, dozens of young trees were planted this spring in the North Bridge Unit landscape by NPS staff and interns. The trees replace the magnificent specimens lost due to old age, wind storms, and various types of wood boring pests.
Using the Buttrick estate 1911 planting plan as a guide, the team replanted white pines, hemlocks, white and river birches, elms, larch, and more along Liberty Street. They also replanted the historic orchards along Liberty Street near the Mjr John Buttrick house, Buttrick caretaker’s cottage, and carriage house maintenance building. The orchards consist of apple, peach, pear, and cherry. The pear variety, ‘Endicott’ is one of the oldest named colonial fruit varieties.. . .
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Beyond the Battle Road
Events of interest outside the Park
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Underrepresented Voices in the American Revolution
The folks at Revolution 250 produced a great series of videos for their 2019 summer seminar "Underrepresented Voices in the American Revolution." Learn more about the American Revolution and underrepresented groups such as Native Americans, free and enslaved African Americans, as well as women and children.
Revolution 250 is a consortium of organizations working together to commemorate the 250th anniversaries of the events that led to American Revolution - including our very own 250th anniversary on April 19, 2025.
Click on the link below to check out the Revolution 250 videos.
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Friends of Minute Man National Park
Old North Bridge Visitor's Center
174 Liberty Street
Concord, MA 01742
P: 978-318-7822
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The Friends of Minute Man National Park is an independent, member-based
non-profit 501(c)(3) organization supporting the Park's mission of
preserving and protecting the historic sites, structures, properties, and landscapes associated with the opening battles of the American Revolution.
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