HISTORY
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Located in eastern Massachusetts, Lexington is bordered by Lincoln on the southwest; Bedford on the northeast; Woburn, Winchester, and Arlington on the east; and Belmont and Waltham on the south.
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Lexingon is known for the Common or Battle Green, where the first shot of the American Revolutionary War was fired.
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Incorporated: 1713
Population: 33,792
Area: 16.5 square miles
Board of Selectman
Town Manager
Representative Town Meeting
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1575 Massachusetts Ave | 781.862.1212
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Residential: $14.05/per thousand
Commercial: $27.22/per thousand
Public
MBTA Commuter Rail
MBTA Buses, transportation to MBTA trains Lexpress
Buses, local Lexington Service
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Major Airports
Logan Airport, Boston, MA Manchester Airport, Manchester, NH T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, RI
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Major Highways
Route 2, 128, 225 I-495, I-95
Distance to Boston: 11 miles | Lowell: 18 miles | Worcester: 40 miles | Nashua, NH: 30 miles
Water: Town
Sewer: Town
Gas: NSTAR, 781.751.3000
Electric: NSTAR, 800.592.2000 TV/Phone/Internet: Comcast, 800.266.2278 Verizon, 800.870.9999
Trash: Trash and Recycling Pick-up
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1661 Massachusetts Ave
800.275.8777
HISTORY
Historical Houses
The Belfry
Lexington Visitor’s Center
The Lexington Depot
Minuteman National Historic Park
