Concord, Massachusetts

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Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. It is the site of the Battle of Concord, which occurred on April 19, 1775, when British regulars dispatched from Boston to sieze a supply of gunpowder and cannons were repulsed and forced to retreat by colonial militia men at the Old North Bridge.

Orginally the area was known as "Musketaquid" and was used by Native Americans for farming and fishing. Following the arrival of Europeans, however, the area was largely depopulated by smallpox. In 1635, a group of British settlers led by Rev. Peter Bulkley and Simon Willard negotiated a land purchase with the remnants of the local tribe; that six-square-mile purchase formed the basis of the new town, which was called "Concord" in appreciation of the peaceful acquisition.

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