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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 26., Patriot's day Observance. (search)
r Greenhalge settled the matter, and wisely, too, by giving the name, Patriot's Day. Locally observed in previous years, Lexington and Concord came into prominence by the observances of 1875, the first of the Centennials, probably for both the greatest ever. Unlike the day a century before, the weather conditions were unfavorable and dependents on the railroad for conveyance were sadly disappointed. No one had any idea of the crowd that would come—but it came. A Medford-born boy, Thomas Meriam Stetson, was chairman of the day. President Grant was present, we remember our long perch on a fence looking over the vast crowd to see him riding in the procession. We also saw the erstwhile famous Magoun Battery in all its prestige with the diminutive Swallow guns. Since that day every year has noted the influx of visitors to the historic spot on April 19. On its first occurrence after the legislative enactment it was noted by a ride over the route taken by Revere by a Medford man