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The Jason Russell House was the site of the bloodiest fighting during the first day of the Revolutionary War, April 19, 1775. Today it and the adjoining Smith Museum hold collections of the Arlington Historical Society.

Post Roads

Detail from An Historic Plan of the Post Roads between New York and Boston

From Maps of Thomas Jefferson

Boston Post Roads

Paul Hogman

Sunday, May 18, 2003, 2:00 P.M.
Lexington Hancock United Church of Christ

There is important intriguing history in the 17th, 18th and 19th century to be discovered regarding these fascinating by-ways.

Where do the roads go?

What is the significance of these roads?

We will go back in time and see how these roads have interacted with the modes of transportation in our New England area.

This lecture will be held at:
Lexington Hancock United Church of Christ
1912 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, MA.
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