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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 0-262-53032-5, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 14-16</ref> |
'''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 0-262-53032-5, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 14-16</ref> |
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Watson's Corner gained prominence 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://www2.cambridgema.gov/historic/markers_NC_watsonscorner.pdf|title=Watson's Corner|year=2000|publisher=Cambridge Historical Commission et al.|accessdate=15 October 2012}}</ref> A description of this event from the Cambridge City website describes the scene this way:<ref>An obvious typo has been corrected.</ref> |
Watson's Corner gained prominence 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://www2.cambridgema.gov/historic/markers_NC_watsonscorner.pdf|title=Watson's Corner|year=2000|publisher=Cambridge Historical Commission et al.|accessdate=15 October 2012}}</ref> A description of this event from the Cambridge City website describes the scene this way:<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>[http://www2.cambridgema.gov/Historic/april1.html The American Revolution Comes to Cambridge, Part III: Retreat: Deadly Skirmishes in North Cambridge] Retrieved 15 October 2012</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>[http://www2.cambridgema.gov/Historic/april1.html "The American Revolution Comes to Cambridge, Part III: Retreat: Deadly Skirmishes in North Cambridge"] Retrieved 15 October 2012</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:21, 16 October 2012
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.[1]
Watson's Corner gained prominence 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] A description of this event from the Cambridge City website describes the scene this way:[3]
- 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.[4]
References
- ^ Survey of Architectural History in Cambridge: Northwest Cambridge, 1977, ISBN 0-262-53032-5, Cambridge Historical Commission, Cambridge, Massachusetts, pp. 14-16
- ^ "Watson's Corner" (PDF). Cambridge Historical Commission et al. 2000. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ^ An obvious typo has been corrected.
- ^ "The American Revolution Comes to Cambridge, Part III: Retreat: Deadly Skirmishes in North Cambridge" Retrieved 15 October 2012