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The Bedford flag on display at the Bedford Free Public Library is the oldest known surviving intact battle flag in the United States. It is celebrated for having been the first U.S. flag flown during the American Revolutionary War, as it is believed to have been carried by Nathaniel Page's outfit of Minutemen to the Old North Bridge in Concord for the Battle of Concord on April 19, 1775.
Bedford: Town Middlesex Open town meeting 14,383 13.9 sq mi (36.00 km 2) 13.7 sq mi (35.48 km 2) 1729 Nantucket: Town Nantucket (seat) Open town meeting 14,255
Also facing the common is Bedford's town hall, which was built in 1857 as a school, and has seen a variety of civic uses before housing town offices. When the district was listed on the National Register in 1977, its period of significance extended to 1927; in 2014, the district underwent boundary adjustments that increased its size by 20 acres ...
Middlesex County is a county located in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States.As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,632,002, [1] making it the most populous county in both Massachusetts and New England and the 22nd most populous county in the United States.
As Southeastern Massachusetts is not an official designation, its borders are not exactly defined. At its broadest definition, it includes all of Plymouth and Bristol counties (particularly the South Coast along Buzzards Bay and the South Shore along Cape Cod Bay), most of the cities and towns in Norfolk County, and even some towns in Worcester County.
English: Seal of Bedford, Massachusetts. Colored image of Bedford Town Seal, featuring the Bedford Flag, with a note below that reads: "Bedford Town Seal adopted at town meeting 1929. -Designed by Geo. M. Dimond. The flage in the center is that of the Minute Men of Bedford which figured at the Concord Fight April 19, 1775."
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In 2009, the magazine ranked Bedford High the 10th best overall public high school in Massachusetts. [8] In 2010, the magazine ranked BHS the 6th best overall public high school in Massachusetts. [9] A comprehensive, four-year school, Bedford High is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (N.E.A.S.C.). Enrollment is ...