The Minute Men: Neighbors in Arms

Park Event · Minute Man National Historical Park · Aug 23, 2026 – Sep 24, 2026 · 11:00 AM–11:30 AM

What did it mean to be a minute man in 1775? How were they trained and armed?

Join a park ranger at the historic Hartwell Tavern in Lincoln MA, where John and Isaac Hartwell, two minute men from the town of Lincoln, lived. Discover the motivations and realities faced by those who volunteered to be “ready at a minute’s warning.”

This program may include a musket firing demonstration. Visitors with hearing concerns should exercise caution.

Source: National Park Service (public domain).