Concord , a peaceful little county side town in Massachusetts , USA, is a very famous place. Concord is famous for its literary and general history. This little town successfully defeated the British army and Concord is also the house of many literary wizards. That is why there are many historical places and houses in Concord that are attraction to the tourists.
Concord, which was established towards the middle of seventeenth century, has been the target of attack from the British army as they wanted to get hold of a store of ammunition in Concord. But the activists from Concord defeated them in the Old North Bridge. Since then the Old North Bridge has become a historical place in Concord to visit and to remember the glory of Concord .
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But Concord 's glory becomes much more dazzling with the fascinating literary works from its literary geniuses. The leader among this group is Ralph Waldo Emerson who wrote many influential essays including Self- Reliance. There were some other famous contemporary literary personalities also, in Concord. Some of them are, Bronson Alcott, his daughter Louisa May Alcott, Henry David Thoreau and the famous Nathaniel Hawthorn. Some of their famous literary productions are Louisa Alcott's famous novel 'Little Women', Nathaniel Hawthorn's collection of stories known as 'Mosses from an Old Manse', Thoreau's famous 'Civil Disobedience' and 'Walden' and so on.
This historical background of Concord has given rise to many tourist attractions . Some of these are, Concord Museum, Old North Bridge, The Old Manse, The Wayside, Walden Pond and many others.
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