First Flag Raising Celebration
When:
Saturday, Jan 01, 2022 11:30a -
12:30p
Saturday, Jan 01, 2022 11:30a -
12:30p
Where:
Prospect Hill
Bigelow St. and Munroe St.
Somerville, MA 02143
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
History, Kid Friendly, Meetup, Social Good
Event website:
https://www.somervillema.gov/news/flag-raising-prospect-hill-11
The City of Somerville's 246th annual flag-raising ceremony will take place on New Year's Day, Saturday, January 1, 2022. This celebration will begin at City Hall at 11:30 a.m. with a procession to the Prospect Hill Monument. At the monument, there will be a short program including Colonial songs, light refreshments, and speeches.
This annual ceremony commemorates the raising of the nation's first official flag, featuring thirteen red and white horizontal stripes, atop Prospect Hill on New Year's Day, 1776. At the time, Prospect Hill was a key site in a string of fortifications created by Washington and the Continental Army in their siege of British troops in Boston during the first year of the American Revolution.
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