Concord - Revolutionary War and Iconic Literary Town

I have been staying in Lexington for the last five days which is situated very close to Concord. The Minuteman Statue and Visitor Centre at Concord tells the story of the "shot heard around the world" as I think Ralph Waldo Emerson called the first shot of the Revolutionary War. The artist who created this statue also created the Lincoln Monument in Washington - magnificant artist. I did a wonderful Walking Tour of Concord which was a local history cum Revolutionary War cum Literary tour of the town. I have visited the Old Manse where Emerson's grandfather lived (and Emerson himself) and where Henry David Thoreau lived for nearly three years. The windows are inscribed by members of the family with dates and everything, quite extraordinary. I paid my respects to the greats of Concord at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery - Thoreau, Emerson and Louisa May Alcott all have their final resting place on the appropriately named Author's Ridge. My final visit was to Orchard House home of the Alcotts - where Louisa wrote her seminal Little Women and her father Bronson foudned the Concord School of Philosophy. They were great friends with Thoreau and Emerson. Louisa's sister May who was Amy in Little Women was an artist and her paintings adorn the walls, fireplaces and canvas. Once agin, I barely scratched the surface at Concord. Still so much to see on another visit!