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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
33
An account recalls how the Minuteman statue in a Massachusetts town grew from a 1837 bridge project and a saved banknote ploy. After death, funds and land were allocated in 1872, Stephen Buttrick built the west bank monument, while Daniel Chester French designed the statue to honor the patriots who fought in 1775.
A fragmented notice recalls a long running event tied to a hen egg area and a 40 year span. It hints at a reunion or retrospective on a historic temp track meet with unclear details but signals a commemorative tone.
The fragment notes a Patriots Day anniversary observed in Enterprise with mentions of festivity and tradition. Specific names, dates, or events are unreadable, but the tone suggests a community commemoration in a local paper snippet.
A historical recap notes Patriots Day observances from 1875 to 1925 including centennial and sesquicentennial celebrations. Govs Crane and Grant led guests, parades drew tens of thousands, and literary exercises plus luncheons accompanied events at Trinity Congregational and First Parish after a fire. Coolidge missed 1925 gala with Dawes attending.
Concord has long served as a proving ground for physicians and surgeons. Early era figures include Doc Titcomb and peers Walcott Witton Shaw Hutchinson Flavin Woodworth Shedden Sheehap Sheehan. Dr Minots cared for wounded on April 19 1775 and the town preserves medical heritage.
Dr Omar L Clark of South named to Emerson Hospital staff by Governor Sak tonstall in 1940 with Dev Robinson of Concord as assistant. Concord's Dr Alden H Russell longtime local physician and veterinarian since 1923. Newcomers include Dr Montague MacPherson Nahigian Boylston Plavin Duston Cleary March MacDonald Davis Garfield Johns ton Piper Goodwin Hitchcock Fallon Berger Spencer among others.
The winter of 1774 75 was mild with little snow allowing a steady drill of men who turned back, echoing last winter's pattern as volunteers trained in columns.
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