Archaeologists found a handful of musket balls near a famed Revolutionary War bridge in Massachusetts — and they were likely fired by a colonial militia during a skirmish that later inspired the ...

Early last year, archaeologists discovered five round objects while working near trails at the Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts. The spheres ranged from as small as a pea ...

CONCORD, Mass. — Nearly 250 years ago, hundreds of militiamen lined a hillside in Massachusetts and started firing a barrage of musket balls toward retreating British troops, marking the first major ...

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The American Revolution’s humble beginnings 250 years ago are reflected in a cut down, beat up, old musket — one that even experts recognize isn’t much to look at. “If that gun was on a table, ...