"It was the sound of death to us all:" Fiske Hill Battle Walk

Event Times

03:00 PM - 05:00 PM

Location Details

This program will begin at the Minute Man Visitor Center and conclude at the Fiske Hill Parking Lot on Wood Street.

Cost

This is a free event.

Event Description

Join National Park Ranger Jarrad Fuoss as he explores the Fiske Hill battlefield. This beautiful rolling terrain marks the eastern boundary of the Battle Road Trail in Minute Man National Historical Park. Today the hill comprises about 75 acres of field and forest on the western edge of Lexington, Massachusetts. On April 19, 1775 fighting between Colonial Militia and British Regulars spilled over the crest of Fiske Hill including through the Fiske farm.