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Type | Park |
Nearest city | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Coordinates | 42°22′32.5″N 71°07′08.0″W / 42.375694°N 71.118889°W |
Designer | Peabody & Stearns (flagstaff) |
Flagstaff Park is a park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
A two-way path for bicyclists and pedestrians was added in 2016. [1]
The park's flagstaff was proposed by the Daughters of the American Revolution and designed by Peabody & Stearns in 1913. It was erected in memory of Cambridge men who lost their lives in the American Revolutionary War. The flagstaff consists of a circular concrete and bronze base with a pole rising to a height of more than 90 feet. A copper eagle tops the pole. The inscription reads: [2] [3]
IN MEMORY OF THE SUFFERINGS AND FORTITUDE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CAMBRIDGE DURING THE REVOLUTION 1775–1783
Flagstaff Park | |
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Type | Park |
Nearest city | Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Coordinates | 42°22′32.5″N 71°07′08.0″W / 42.375694°N 71.118889°W |
Designer | Peabody & Stearns (flagstaff) |
Flagstaff Park is a park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.
A two-way path for bicyclists and pedestrians was added in 2016. [1]
The park's flagstaff was proposed by the Daughters of the American Revolution and designed by Peabody & Stearns in 1913. It was erected in memory of Cambridge men who lost their lives in the American Revolutionary War. The flagstaff consists of a circular concrete and bronze base with a pole rising to a height of more than 90 feet. A copper eagle tops the pole. The inscription reads: [2] [3]
IN MEMORY OF THE SUFFERINGS AND FORTITUDE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CAMBRIDGE DURING THE REVOLUTION 1775–1783