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The famous "one, if by land, and two, if by sea" lantern, immortalized by Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride", as well as other objects associated with the April 19, 1775 fight at the North Bridge—the start of the American Revolution.

The world's most comprehensive collection of artifacts associated with Henry D. Thoreau, including the humble desk on which he wrote the influential Walden and "Civil Disobedience."

The Study of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great American spokesman for individualism and self-reliance.

A nationally-significant collection of Concord-made furniture, silver and clocks.