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Monument Square |
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Concord is unusual among New England towns because it does not have a "town common," or plot of central common pasture land. Instead, it has Monument Square, named for its Civil War memorial obelisk erected in 1866. |
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Around Monument Square are gathered the town's major institutions: the Town House (town hall), First Parish church, Holy Family Roman Catholic church and its rectory, Christian Science church, and the Colonial Inn. Concordians love to show visitors that the town lives up to its name in religious matters: Monument Hall, the home of Concord's Knights of Columbus (staunchly Catholic) meet right next door to the Masonic Temple (staunchly Protestant), which is right next to the Christian Science church (staunchly Scientist). In the warm months, Monument Square and its drinking-water fountain are a popular resting-place for bicyclers pedalling the many popular bike routes around the town.
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 The eponymous monument in Concord's Monument Square. Behind it is the Colonial Inn.
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