The story of Minute Man is more than just the events that took place at Lexington Green, Concord 's North Bridge , or along the Battle Road in 1775. Minute Man encompasses the story of an evolution of the ideals of freedom and liberty, new notions of cultural independence and citizen responsibility. These ideals led to an American literary revolution the following century, introducing Concord authors, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Minute Man Red Oak is a large old tree within the Park.