4 July 1776, The Declaration of Independence

By the rude bridge that arched the flood, 
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, 
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world. 

— Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
The Concord Hymn, First Stanza Engraved
The Battle Monument, July 4, 1837.