Events relating to the beginning of hostilities on the 18th and 19th of April 1775, and associated with Paul Revere, the Minute Men, and the British are of great importance in American history. A number of historic properties, buildings, sites, and objects in Boston and its vicinity, including the road and road sites between Lexington and Concord, are intimately connected with events that opened the war. Consequently, these locations merit preservation and interpretation in the public interest as prime examples of the nation's historical heritage. About a million people visit Minute Man Park each year. The main priority of the park today is the preservation of cultural and historic landscapes and structures that date back to the Revolutionary War.
Many needs exist.
For example, Nathaniel Hawthorne's home, the Wayside House, lacks a fire suppression system. The landscape resources that need preserving include British soldiers' graves, formal gardens at the Buttrick estate, stone walls, and pathways.