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'''Watson's Corner''' is the historical name for an intersection in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], at the corner of Rindge Avenue and [[Massachusetts Avenue (Boston)|Massachusetts Avenue]]. It was part of a wider area called Watson's Plain.<ref name=chc5>''Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Northwest Cambridge'', 1977, ISBN |
'''Watson's Corner''' is the historical name for an intersection in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], at the corner of Rindge Avenue and [[Massachusetts Avenue (Boston)|Massachusetts Avenue]]. It was part of a wider area called Watson's Plain in colonial and Revolutionary War times and well into the 19th century.<ref name=chc5>''Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Northwest Cambridge'', 1977, {{ISBN|0-262-53032-5}}, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 14-16, 39</ref> |
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Watson's Corner gained notability on account of a [[skirmish]] that occurred there on April 19, 1775 in connection with the [[Battles of Lexington and Concord]]. A marker at 2154 Massachusetts Avenue commemorates the skirmish.<ref name="watson">{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/historicalcommission/pdf/markers_NC_watsonscorner.pdf|title=Watson's Corner|year=2000|publisher=Cambridge Historical Commission et al.|accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref> An account of this event from the Cambridge city website<ref name="revolutionIII" /> describes the scene thus:<ref>An obvious typo has been corrected.</ref> |
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:At Watson’s Corner (the present intersection of Rindge and Massachusetts avenues) Cambridge [[Patriot (American Revolution)|patriot]]s lay in wait behind a pile of [[barrel]]s, but were surprised by flanking [[British Army|redcoats]]. John Hicks and Moses Richardson of Cambridge and Isaac Gardner of [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] were killed, as was William Marcy, a "simple-minded youth" who thought he was watching a [[parade]].<ref |
:At Watson’s Corner (the present intersection of Rindge and Massachusetts avenues) Cambridge [[Patriot (American Revolution)|patriot]]s lay in wait behind a pile of [[barrel]]s, but were surprised by flanking [[British Army|redcoats]]. John Hicks and Moses Richardson of Cambridge and Isaac Gardner of [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]] were killed, as was William Marcy, a "simple-minded youth" who thought he was watching a [[parade]].<ref name="revolutionIII">"The American Revolution Comes to Cambridge, Part III: Retreat: Deadly Skirmishes in North Cambridge" {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507044401/http://www2.cambridgema.gov/Historic/april1.html |date=May 7, 2011 }} Retrieved 1 May 2016</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:48, 4 July 2017
Watson's Corner is the historical name for an intersection in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the corner of Rindge Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue. It was part of a wider area called Watson's Plain in colonial and Revolutionary War times and well into the 19th century.[1]
Watson's Corner gained notability on account of a skirmish that occurred there on April 19, 1775 in connection with the Battles of Lexington and Concord. A marker at 2154 Massachusetts Avenue commemorates the skirmish.[2] An account of this event from the Cambridge city website[3] describes the scene thus:[4]
- At Watson’s Corner (the present intersection of Rindge and Massachusetts avenues) Cambridge patriots lay in wait behind a pile of barrels, but were surprised by flanking redcoats. John Hicks and Moses Richardson of Cambridge and Isaac Gardner of Brookline were killed, as was William Marcy, a "simple-minded youth" who thought he was watching a parade.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Northwest Cambridge, 1977, ISBN 0-262-53032-5, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 14-16, 39
- ^ "Watson's Corner" (PDF). Cambridge Historical Commission et al. 2000. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ a b "The American Revolution Comes to Cambridge, Part III: Retreat: Deadly Skirmishes in North Cambridge" Archived May 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 1 May 2016
- ^ An obvious typo has been corrected.