In the Footsteps of the American Revolutionary War

  • Powder House
  • Black Horse Tavern
  • Old North Church
  • Old North Church
  • Lechmere Point Crossing
  • Sarah Bradlee Fulton Gravesite
  • Home of Captain Isaac Hall
  • Paul Revere Statue, Model No 5
  • Cradock's Bridge, Medford, MA
  • Captain Isaac Hall, Commander of the Medford Minutemen
  • Captain John Parker
  • Buckman Tavern, Lexington, MA
  • Lexington Green
  • Revolutionary War Monument at Lexington Green
  • Hancock-Clark House
  • Walking the dogs
  • Old North Bridge
  • The Battle at Old North Bridge
  • The Battle at the Old North Bridge
  • Fields Surrounding the Old North Bridge
  • Bedford Old Burying Ground
  • Hartwell Tavern
  • Fiske Hill
  • Monument to fallen British troops
  • Meriam's Corner
  • Meriam's Corner
  • Bloody Angle
  • Battle Road
  • Location of dead British Soldiers
  • Bloody Angle. Lincoln, MA
  • Headstone for British Soldiers, Lincoln, MA
  • Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA
  • Monroe Tavern
  • Headstone for John Raymond
  • Foot of the Rocks
  • Revolutionary War Monument
  • The Battle of Menotomy
  • Foot of the Rocks
  • Capture of Forty British Soldiers
  • Massachusetts Avenue
  • Cutlers Tavern, Menotomy
  • Headstone for Forty British Soldiers
  • Praying Indian Burial Ground
  • Bedford Old Burying Ground
  • In memory of Acton Minutemen who died at The Old North Bridge
  • Captain Aaron Smith
  • Captain John Felch, North cemetery, Natick, MA
  • Longfellow House in Cambridge, MA
  • Hanging in the hammock
  • Winthrop Square
  • Training Ground, Lamson Park
  • Revolutionary War Monument
  • Cannons from Fort Castle
  • Retreat of British troops
  • Copp's Hill Burying Ground
  • Battle of Bunker Hill
  • Statue of Colonel William Prescott , Bunker Hill Monumen
  • Statue of Dr Joseph Warren
  • Revolutionary War Cemetery
  • Fort Castle, South Boston
  • Dorchester Heights
  • View over-looking Fort Castle and the Boston Harbor
  • Inscription on the Monument
  • Canton Cemetery
  • Independence Day Celebrations
  • Powder House
  • Black Horse Tavern
  • Old North Church
  • Old North Church
  • Lechmere Point Crossing
  • Sarah Bradlee Fulton Gravesite
  • Home of Captain Isaac Hall
  • Paul Revere Statue, Model No 5
  • Cradock's Bridge, Medford, MA
  • Captain Isaac Hall, Commander of the Medford Minutemen
  • Captain John Parker
  • Buckman Tavern, Lexington, MA
  • Lexington Green
  • Revolutionary War Monument at Lexington Green
  • Hancock-Clark House
  • Walking the dogs
  • Old North Bridge
  • The Battle at Old North Bridge
  • The Battle at the Old North Bridge
  • Fields Surrounding the Old North Bridge
  • Bedford Old Burying Ground
  • Hartwell Tavern
  • Fiske Hill
  • Monument to fallen British troops
  • Meriam's Corner
  • Meriam's Corner
  • Bloody Angle
  • Battle Road
  • Location of dead British Soldiers
  • Bloody Angle. Lincoln, MA
  • Headstone for British Soldiers, Lincoln, MA
  • Woodlawn Cemetery, Acton, MA
  • Monroe Tavern
  • Headstone for John Raymond
  • Foot of the Rocks
  • Revolutionary War Monument
  • The Battle of Menotomy
  • Foot of the Rocks
  • Capture of Forty British Soldiers
  • Massachusetts Avenue
  • Cutlers Tavern, Menotomy
  • Headstone for Forty British Soldiers
  • Praying Indian Burial Ground
  • Bedford Old Burying Ground
  • In memory of Acton Minutemen who died at The Old North Bridge
  • Captain Aaron Smith
  • Captain John Felch, North cemetery, Natick, MA
  • Longfellow House in Cambridge, MA
  • Hanging in the hammock
  • Winthrop Square
  • Training Ground, Lamson Park
  • Revolutionary War Monument
  • Cannons from Fort Castle
  • Retreat of British troops
  • Copp's Hill Burying Ground
  • Battle of Bunker Hill
  • Statue of Colonel William Prescott , Bunker Hill Monumen
  • Statue of Dr Joseph Warren
  • Revolutionary War Cemetery
  • Fort Castle, South Boston
  • Dorchester Heights
  • View over-looking Fort Castle and the Boston Harbor
  • Inscription on the Monument
  • Canton Cemetery
  • Independence Day Celebrations

The American Revolutionary War: Then and Now

In the Footsteps of the American Revolutionary War, is a documentary photographic series created by researching, visiting and photographing many local battlefields, historic venues and roads where the American Revolutionary War began and took place, from Boston to Charlestown, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Arlington, Sudbury, Acton, Bedford, Canton, Woburn, Natick, Lincoln to Concord, and Lexington.

What I find fascinating is that many of us who visit the area and even those of us who live here, driving, walking, and bicycling on these roads have very little sense as to the vital history they travel upon.

"Mr. Edson’s images are a fascinating juxtaposition between the realities of the 18th century and our modern world. With the upcoming 250th anniversary of the first Battle of the American Revolutionary War, Steve Edson’s photography provide a compelling visual narrative of the present-day conditions of many historic sites nearly 250 years later. His goal is to document significant battle locations and places of historic importance, offering viewers a deeper, more personal connection to these sites. By capturing these locations as they exist today, we believe his work will serve as a catalyst for encouraging people to visit and engage with these historic spaces through out the area where early battles and historic events took place. Education thrives on context, and Mr. Edson’s photographs make history relevant by bridging the past and the present." Matt Beres, Exec Director of the Arlington Historical Society

• If you let your cursor rest on the image for a moment, a description about the photograph will appear on your screen, enabling you a better understanding of the location and importance of where the photograph was made..