LEXINGTON, Mass.—Police say a century-old plaque that commemorated the belfry that sounded the alarm to summon the militia before the Battle of Lexington has been stolen.
The 20-by-20 inch bronze plaque honoring the Old Belfry on Lexington's Battle Green was pried from the rock to which it had been attached sometime last week.
Susan Bennett, executive director of the Lexington Historical Society, says the bell tolled to summon the militia to the green as British soldiers advanced toward town on April 19, 1775 at the start of the American Revolution.
The plaque was installed by the Lexington chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1910.
Bennett says she's dismayed the site has been "desecrated."
Police say they have notified scrap yards to be on the lookout.
