Major John Buttrick House

Major John Buttrick House (HMBX2)

Location: Concord, MA 01742 Middlesex County
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N 42° 28.317', W 71° 21.197'

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Here was the home of the Colonial officer who led the advance to the North Bridge. With British soldiers firing directly at his men, Major John Buttrick gave the order, "Fire, fellow soldiers, for God's sake, fire!" It was the first time that Colonists were ordered to fire on the King's troops, an act of treason.

Although this house was built in 1715 (and later altered), the Buttrick family lived on this hillside since the founding of Concord in 1635. At the time of the battle in 1775, John was a 44 year old farmer who was well respected in Concord and active in town government. He and his wife Abigail had eight children.

After the battle, the bodies of the two Colonists killed at the bridge, Isaac Davis and Abner Hosmer, were laid out in the house.
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HM NumberHMBX2
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Placed ByMinute Man National Historical Park
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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 4:28am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 306548 N 4704861
Decimal Degrees42.47195000, -71.35328333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 28.317', W 71° 21.197'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 28' 19.02" N, 71° 21' 11.82" W
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Area Code(s)508, 978
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 212-250 Liberty St, Concord MA 01742, US
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