his grandfather, a minister, had witnessed the 1775 battle at the North Bridge from his nearby home
The Old Manse, still extant and a favorite haunt of mine in my younger years. I used to date a girl who, dressed in period costume, would lead tours of the old building. You can still see, in an upper window, where the ministers wife had scratched testimony to the skirmish, with her diamond wedding ring.
Concord Mass - a favorite place for any historian. Still, mostly the same as it was in 1775.
Neat!