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took form before dawn on April 19, 1775. Having received word that the regular army had left Boston in force to seize and destroy military supplies in
Concord, several dozen militiamen gathered on the town common, and then eventually went to the tavern to await the arrival of the British troops.
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The tavern's interior appears today very much as it did in 1775 and one can see the restored 18th-century taproom with large fireplace and central chimney. Among the many items on display is the old front door, with its bullet hole possibly made by a
British musket ball during the battle, and a
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Although best known as the headquarters of the militia, Buckman Tavern is also noteworthy as perhaps the busiest of
Lexington's 18th-century taverns. It housed the first village store in Lexington, and later, in 1813, the first town post office.
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