History - Concord Bridge

Controversial tercentenary markers removed from Concord Center, Lexington Road

January 25, 2024

Their time was up: Concord’s three surviving tercentenary markers were pulled up Thursday morning. Two of the signs — “The Milldam” and “Jethro’s Tree” — were removed from Concord Center. The other,

MCI-Concord: A brief timeline

January 24, 2024

From its troubled inception to a riot, a psychedelic experiment, a jailbreak and finally a planned shutdown, here are some highlights of the history of the Commonwealth’s oldest running state prison for

Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of — Tidd and Munroe? Prescott?

January 7, 2024

Everyone knows the story of how Paul Revere rode through the night, broadcasting the alarm throughout Middlesex that the British were headed out to capture the colonists’ stores of weapons and ammunition.

Preserving Orchard House for future generations

December 21, 2023

Orchard House, once home of the Alcott family, is “leading the way in sustainable innovations that will ensure the house is enjoyed for generations,” says an online brochure about the historic manse

Trust receives $130,000 grant toward Wright Tavern restoration

December 11, 2023

The Wright Tavern Legacy Trust has received a $130,000 grant from the Ruby W. and LaVon P. Linn Foundation toward restoration of the Wright Tavern, the rendezvous point for the Minutemen on

Maintaining historic West Concord depot takes a team effort

November 24, 2023

When a visitor to West Concord gets off the train, the first building in sight is the bright yellow depot, with an overhang reaching almost to the tracks. Hosting a popular restaurant,

Controversial historical markers will be ‘removed for maintenance’

November 20, 2023

The Select Board has ordered three controversial historical signs temporarily “removed for maintenance” while the town decides their ultimate fate. The board voted 4-1 to pull the three Tercentary markers — two

Newly controversial Concord historical signs ‘promote fantasy over fact’

November 17, 2023

Concord is looking deeper at making a nearly century-old part of its history a thing of the past. The Select Board voted 3-1 this month to cloak three cast-iron markers that commemorate

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