News Releases

Tourism to Minute Man National Historical Park contributes $102 million to local economy. Report shows visitor spending supports 836 jobs in nearby communities.  

Trail improvement work on both sides of Concord’s North Bridge will require temporary trail closures to the public for the safety and protection of the park’s visitors and natural and cultural resources.

The historic find offers a new look into events that escalated the rising conflict between colonial militia and British soldiers during the American Revolution.

Trail improvement projects will take place across Minute Man National Historical Park throughout the spring, summer and fall of 2024.

Minute Man National Historical Park (Minute Man) has received approximately $410,000 of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds. These funds will be used to restore and protect the park’s critical habitats through the Resilient Forest Initiative and projects to restore and conserve grassland habitats.

The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to permanently remove the boardwalk, overlook structure, and close the trail accessing the vernal pool in Minute Man National Historical Park in Lincoln, MA.

Replacement of the boardwalk near Elm Brook Hill in Minute Man National Historical Park is scheduled to begin in the late summer/early fall of 2023. This is one of several boardwalks slated for replacement in 2023 and 2024.

Several sections of the Battle Road Trail in Minute Man National Historical Park are scheduled for trail rehabilitation and multiple boardwalks are scheduled for replacement in the summer and fall of 2023.

Minute Man National Historical Park received approximately $27.4 million in project funds from the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to address deferred maintenance and repair needs for the park’s buildings, structures, landscape, trails, signage, and monuments in order to improve the visitor experience. The first project phase focuses on rehabilitating several historic buildings, including the Jacob Whittemore House, the Elisha Jones House, Carty Barn, and the Captain William Smith House. The next phase will rehabilitate a walking trail near Battle Road Trail and Groton Road.

Most forests in eastern United States national parks are at risk due to browsing by overabundant white-tailed deer and crowding by invasive plants, according to a National Park Service (NPS) study published in the journal Ecological Applications.