A Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 20: Spend a Revolutionary Day Along One of America's Most Historic Routes

A Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 20 parallels colonial routes taken during the war by George Washington, Henry Knox, Paul Revere and the soldiers of Shays’ Rebellion. The road trip begins in Pittsfield (MA) where in the late fall of 1775, Henry Knox passed through the area on his way to Fort Ticonderoga to begin a mission to transport cannon from the fort for the siege of British-held Boston. From Pittsfield, the road trip goes through Lenox, Stockbridge and Great Barrington, which is a site along the Knox Trail and is near the last battle” of Shays’ Rebellion. From Great Barrington, the road trip crosses over the scenic Berkshire Mountains then through Westfield, West Springfield and Springfield, where a colonial armory made Springfield a Revolutionary War crossroad. From Springfield, the road trip continues east through Palmer, Sturbridge, Northborough, Marlborough, Sudbury (the Wayside Inn), Wayland, and Concord, where on April 19, 1775, Americans first attacked British forces and marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War. From Concord, the road trip continues along the Battle Road” from Concord through Lexington, Arlington, Bunker Hill and Boston where road trip concludes with a walk along the Freedom Trail through Charleston, the North End and downtown Boston passing by many of Boston’s historic colonial sites including Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, the Old State House and Boston Common.Raymond C. Houghton is the author of 'A Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 20: Spend a Revolutionary Day Along One of America's Most Historic Routes', published 2005 under ISBN 9781931373197 and ISBN 1931373191.