Louisa May Alcott Home, Concord Mass

Louisa May Alcott Home, Concord Mass
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Louisa May Alcott's father, Bronson Alcott, was an educational reformer who believed in a broad education for all, including girls. Here at the Alcott family home in Concord Lousia spent much of her time learning from some of the great minds of early America. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were among the network of American intellectuals that lived nearby.

Louisa penned "Little Women" in the upstairs room here.

MinuteMan National Park Patriot Days

During Patriot Days MinuteMan National Park near Concord Massachusetts comes alive with the sound of musket fire and hearty "huzzahs" as hundreds of local residents reenact the events that led to the formation of the USA.

MinuteMan National Park Patriot Days
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