Minute Man National Historical Park

Minute Man National Historical Park
Hartwell Tavern, Lincoln, Massachusetts (2019)
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Location	Middlesex County, Massachusetts, US
Nearest city	Lexington, Massachusetts, US
Coordinates	42°27′11″N 71°17′55″W / 42.45306°N 71.29861°W / 42.45306; -71.29861
Area	967 acres (391 ha)
Established	September 21, 1959
Visitors	1,002,833 (in 2011)[1]
Governing body	National Park Service
Website	Minute Man National Historical Park

Minute Man National Historical Park commemorates the opening battle in the American Revolutionary War. It also includes the Wayside, home in turn to three noted American authors. The National Historical Park is under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service and protects 970 acres (392.5 ha) in and around the Massachusetts towns of Lexington, Lincoln, and Concord.