Yet another revolutionary era door

[DanK]

On the route of the battles of Lexington and Concord, MA--a tavern at the time.

[ST1]

Nice handle, well spotted Dan.
I want to go along with a screwdriver to align those screw slots though.
Nothing to do with my OCD honest


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[rpcrowe]

I love this collection of images you have posted! I can just imagine the hands that have gripped this handle over the centuries.

One of my "bucket-list" trips is Lexington and Concord. My wife is anxious to go there also because a great number of her ancestors settled in this area. In fact, her distant ancestor, Abner Hosmer was a Minuteman killed by the first British musket volley at Concord bridge - making him among the first patriots who fell in the American Revolution! https://concordmuseum.org/wp-content...ner-Hosmer.pdf

My ancestors fought in the Southern Theater during the Revolution in many of the famous battles such as Kings Mountain and Cowpens.

[DanK]

Richard,

I looked for Abner Hosmer in one of the revolutionary-era cemeteries in the center of Concord. I didn't find him, but I did find another Hosmer that served later. Unfortunately, I've lost the details. I'll try to remember to look again another time. There are additional cemeteries, so I may have looked in the wrong one.

Dan

[DanK]

I want to go along with a screwdriver to align those screw slots though.

The screw heads look suspiciously modern, don't they? The nails in that building appear to be original, but these screws look awfully tidy.

[LenR]

Hi Dan, I am always intrigued by the fittings on old doors and how they were made. I agree the screw heads appear modern. I wonder if screws were the original fastening devices - if so they would have shown irregularities from hand forging.

[rpcrowe]

Hi Dan...

Small World, isn't it?

Do you ever get to Acton, MA?

My wife's ancestor Jonathon Hosmer built the house at 300 Main Street in 1760 and the family lived there for at least several generations.

https://www.actonhistoricalsociety.o...mily-history/3

If you ever pass by that house, Judy would love to see pictures.

Richard

[DanK]

Hi Richard,

I don't get to Acton all that often, but I do once in a while, so I'll try to remember to get you a photo when I next get there.

Here's a map of central Concord:



The North Bridge, where the revolutionary war confrontation happened, is circled in blue. The center of town is at the bottom center. The red circle is the old cemetery where I found a Hosmer. The other cemetery that I know has revolutionary-era graves is the South Burying Ground, circled in green, on the other side of the town center. I've only walked by it.

Dan

[DanK]

PS: there's a photo of the Acton house on Google maps:

https://www.google.com/maps/place/30...!4d-71.4511094

[DanK]

Hi Dan...

Small World, isn't it?

Do you ever get to Acton, MA?

My wife's ancestor Jonathon Hosmer built the house at 300 Main Street in 1760 and the family lived there for at least several generations.

https://www.actonhistoricalsociety.o...mily-history/3

If you ever pass by that house, Judy would love to see pictures.

Richard

Will PM you with links