Dawn turned deadly when a pack of Tory “Cowboys” from De Lancey’s New York Volunteers slammed into the Continental outpost at Pines Bridge on the Croton River.

In the space of eighteen days in August–September 1778, Sarah (13), Eunice (12), Abijah (11), Abigail (7), Benjamin (4), and Moses (3) all died—most likely from smallpox or a similar epidemic that ravaged even rear-area towns during the Revolutionary War.

In the cold dawn light on Lexington Battle Green, Jonas Parker — farmer, father, and one of the first Americans to fall — stands his ground. He had promised he would never run. He kept that promise.

Discover the story of Isaac Hastings, a 19-year-old Lexington farmer who stood with his father and brother on the Battle Green on April 19, 1775. Candid street photography from Patriots’ Day 2026 connects his citizen-soldier legacy to today’s reenactors for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

When I first started shaping this Rev 250 Street Photography Project while watching Ken Burns’ The American Revolution on PBS, I was struck by how meticulously every scene had been planned and researched. That level of preparation translated directly into the power of the final production.

Street Photography for the American Revolution’s 250th