"Trees in mid-April, 1775 in Lexington/Concord" Topic

I am planning on a Lexington/Concord game at a local con. A little late for an exact anniversary but close enough:)

I have figs and flags and game stuff, but now need to deal with terrain.

Am i correct to assume that the trees were not yet in bloom with leaves, still bare from the winter?

Also, I assume the roads were just bare earth, with ruts. Not muddy as no report of rain. Should they be dark earth or more light brown?

Thanks for the advice.

Try to find some pics of the area in April (re-anactments?)

I'd suggest a 'mid/grey' brown for the roads

For terrain – there would have been evergreen trees. For others – they tend to begin blooming mid april through mid may – depending on temperatures etc… Elms and Red Maples coming out earliest while Oaks tend to be on the later side.

Park Service says there are 29 types of dominant trees
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Amos Doolittles engravings (4) done shortly after the battle show full trees – indicating an early spring – or perhaps artistic licence.
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2 you tube videos – should give you a general idea of the area today
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Weather wise – Beginning of April can be wet – but I looked back on history and came up with a few things

Rain on April 18th resulting in at least some soft and muddy roads
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thanks guys, just what I needed and could not find myself :)

Keep in mind that this was the period of the Little Ice Age (approx 1300-1850), and thus the climate in the region was cooler and the winters longer and more severe than we experience today. But still probably fairly close.