Archeological Investigations of Minute Man National Historical Park Volume 2: An Estimation Approach to Prehistoric Sites

Minute Man National Historical Park (MIMA) is located about 12 miles (19.2 km) west of Boston in the towns of Concord, Lincoln, and Lexington, Massachusetts (Figures 1-1, 1-2). The park consists of about 750 acres and is divided into three separate parcels. The North Bridge parcel is located just north of the center of Concord along the Concord River, the Wayside parcel is a small area along Lexington Road east of Concord center and the remainder of the park extends for four miles from Meriam's Corner in Concord to Fiske Hill in Lexington (Figure 1-3). The park was established in 1959 by an Act of Congress on the recommendation of the Boston National Historic Sites Commission to preserve sections of the Lexington-Concord Battle Ground and associated structures, properties and sites to increase public understanding and appreciation of the start of the American Revolution (National Park Service 1963:1).

一分钟人国家历史公园（Minute Man National Historical Park，MIMA）坐落于马萨诸塞州康科德、林肯与列克星敦三镇境内，距波士顿以西约12英里（19.2公里），对应图1-1、1-2。该公园总面积约750英亩，划分为三个独立地块：北桥地块紧邻康科德市中心北侧，沿康科德河分布；韦赛兹地块为康科德市中心东侧列克星敦路沿线的小片区域；公园剩余区域则从康科德的梅里亚姆角延伸至列克星敦的菲斯克山，全长4英里，对应图1-3。该公园于1959年经美国国会法案设立，缘起于波士顿国家历史遗址委员会的提案，旨在保护列克星敦-康科德战场遗迹及相关建筑、资产与场地，以增进公众对美国独立战争开端的理解与认同（美国国家公园管理局，1963：1）。