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We practice observant freemasonry and meet the fourth Monday of the month, we are part of the oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world, an organization that is dedicated to the basic tenets of friendship, morality, and brotherly love. Alpha Lodge was formally constituted on November 13, 1876, and has been quietly serving the community since its inception. Part of our mission, and every Masonic lodge's mission, is to "make good men better" to serve our families, fraternity, faith, communities, and country. Alpha Lodge operates by charter under the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Massachusetts.

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Concord Dawn Salute Ceremony 05:45 April 19, 2015

Church bells at 1st Parish toll at 5:45AM to sound the alarm.

“Dr. Prescott” arrives at the North Bridge after riding across the fields calling out the warning to towns and villages that the Regulars were on the march and that their destination was Concord. The Concord Minutemen fire salutes and the Concord Independent Battery fire several volleys from the field at the Old Manse.

The ceremony includes a 21 gun salute using both muskets from local Minute Companies, as well as cannon volleys by the Concord Independent Battery. In addition to the musket and cannon volleys, first-hand accounts of the events of April 19, 1776, will be read by actors portraying Rev. William Emerson, Hannah Davis, wife of Capt. Isaac Davis of Acton, and Corporal Amos Barrett, Capt. David Brown's minute company from Concord.

Once again, we travel to Concord and Lexington, as the citizens of Framingham did on this day, in 1776, when the militia of Famingham engaged the British at Hardy's Hill.

Hardy’s Hill

Hardy’s Hill was located right next to the Concord Road and gave the provincials the advantage of elevation and cover. It would be here that the British could come under a heavy volley of 215 militia and minutemen from Framingham and Sudbury. To make matters worse for the British their left flank was still under heavy fire at Meriam’s corner. Smith sent out another flanking unit to try and dislodge the provincials but only made them easier targets for minutemen snipers.

The men of Framingham and Sudbury were led by veterans of the French and Indian war and were quite comfortable with these guerrilla tactics. These tactics began to frustrate the British and caused chaos in the British ranks. The provincials had effectively caught the British in a pincer attack and began to pour fire on them. Smith managed to regain control of his men and push them further down the road. However, he did so at the expense of his flanking units. The provincials had successfully repelled them and come closer to the main British line. (Battles of Lexington and Concord Facts)