The Wayside: Home of Authors
Minute Man National Historical Park, Massachusetts
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June 30th, 2026
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Over more than three hundred years, The Wayside and its families witnessed and influenced both Concord's and America's recorded history. In 1775 the Wayside was home to Samuel Whitney the muster master for Concord's minute men and a delegate to the Provincial Congress. In the 19th century famed authors Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Sidney (Harriet Lothrop) lived at this incredible site.
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GPS 42.45780, -71.33351
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- Minute Man National Historical Park Tours Campground (Paid Public) 3.1 mi
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