- City:
- Concord, MA
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Murals
- New Deal Agencies:
- Arts Programs, Treasury Section of Fine Arts (TSFA)
- Completed:
- 1941
- Artist:
- Charles Anton Kaeselau
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
This mural painted by Charles Anton Kaeselau, titled “Battle at the Bridge,” depicts one of the most famous battles of the revolutionary war. This mural is hung proudly at the Concord Post Office, another New Deal Project that was funded by the Treasury Department and completed in 1938. The site depicted in this mural, The Old North Bridge, still stands today, located just a mile north of the U.S. Post Office building it resides in. The mural, which is an oil on canvas painting, was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts and was completed in 1941.
Fought on April 19th, 1775, the battle of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the revolutionary war. On the morning of April 19th, militiamen stationed themselves at the bridge awaiting British Redcoats. The confrontation that ensued was later named “The Shot Heard Round the World.” This battle marked the first time that the US militiamen successfully beat back the British forces.
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https://www.concordma.com/magazine/feb99/mural.htmlSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish, Alec Wade on November 3, 2013.
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Janet Hufton
Lexington, Ma Post Office also had a large mural that always fascinated me as a child. It depicted Paul Revere riding to Lexington. I am still searching this site for mention of this mural.