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Monument Square, Concord MA |
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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. It has Monumwnt Square. |
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Monument Square, obviously, is named for its Civil War memorial obelisk erected in 1866. Around Monument Square—actually it's more of an oblong—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 meet right next door to the Masonic Temple, which is right next to the Christian Science church. Everyone gets along in Concord! 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. Monument Square is a useful landmark for anyone visiting Concord: ask for it, and you will be directed to the town center. From here, it's a 10- or 15-minute walk to most of Concord's landmarks, including Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Old Hill Burying Ground, South Burying Ground, Emerson's House, the Concord Museum, Old North Bridge, the Old Manse, Orchard House, the Wayside, and the Concord Depot (train station).
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 The eponymous monument in Concord's Monument Square. Behind it is the Colonial Inn.
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