I had the occasion to visit Lexington and Concord. Just being there raised goosebumps along my spine and me proud to be an American. I rode back along the route the British took after they were routed.
As a 40 year resident of MA, this place - Concord, Old North Bridge - is one of the holiest of American shrines.
We had to memorize the poem in grade school. Not anymore. Kids today are so uneducated and confused about their history, they think that Lexington & Concord is a single place instead of two different towns...