One week ahead of the Patriots Day parade, the Concord Independent Battery presented the town with a a new 15’x25’ American flag in honor of the 250th anniversary of the Battle at Old North Bridge during a ceremony in Concord Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025. The 15’ x25’ foot flag is significantly larger than the town’s previous Old Glory. Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
One week ahead of the Patriots Day parade, the Concord Independent Battery presented the town with a a new 15’x25’ American flag. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge

Photos: Concord welcomes new flag ahead of 250th celebrations

April 13, 2025

One week ahead of Patriots Day, during a ceremony in Concord Center, the Concord Independent Battery presented the town with a new 15 by 25 foot American flag in honor of the 250th anniversary of the battle at North Bridge.

Photos: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge

The Concord Independent Battery marches to Concord Center before presenting the town with a new American flag just in time for Patriots’ Day ceremonies on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
The Concord Independent Battery marches to Concord Center before presenting the town with a new American flag just in time for the upcoming semiquincentennial of the start of the Revolutionary War. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge

Freshly-planted tulips and a Concord250 medallion frame the Concord Independent Battery as the Battery prepares to raise a new American flag in Concord Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
Freshly planted tulips and a Concord250 medallion frame the Concord Independent Battery as the group prepares to raise the new flag. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge

Concord Fire Department Lt. Lindsay McGloughlin, holding the town’s new 15’x25’ American flag, looks up as fellow firefighters take down the old Old Glory during a flag-raising ceremony in Concord Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
Concord Fire Department Lt. Lindsay McGloughlin holds the flag as fellow firefighters take down the existing Old Glory. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
Concord firefighers prepare to raise a new 15’x25’ American flag during a flag-raising certemony in Concord Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
Firefighters prepare to raise the new 15’x25’ flag. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
Concordians look skyward to admire the town’s new oversized American flag during a flag-raising ceremony in Concord Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
Concordians look skyward to admire the town’s new U.S. flag during Saturday’s ceremony. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
The Concord Indepenent Battery salutes as Concord firefighters raise the town’s new American flag in Concord Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
The Battery salutes as firefighters raise the flag. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
The new American flag, presented by the Concord Independent Battery and raised one week ahead of Patriots’ Day, flies in Concord Center on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
The new flag flies in Concord Center on Saturday. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Concord Bridge
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