The shot heard round the world
Published Thu, May 31 2007 11:40 PM
When I was a kid, my family traveled to a lot of places. From the time I was three years old, until I finished first grade, we lived in Turkey. We came back to the U.S. and lived in Virginia for a while. While we were living there, we spent many a vacation traveling up and down the coast, seeing historic places, and naturally, my dad brought his camera.
He took pictures of historic markers and signs, a habit I've picked up as well. Looking through the images that I had transferred from slides, I ran across this one. To see what's carved on the marker, you'll have to view the full-sized image. I've transcribed it next to the image for your convenience.
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By the rude bridge that
arched the flood.
Their flag to April's
breeze unfurled.
Here once the embattled
farmers stood.
And fired the shot heard
round the world. |
The American Revolution started at Lexington Green, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. To those on the left that say that war never accomplished anything good, I must remind you that the American Revolution bought us our freedom.
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