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Happy New Year from Somerville

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- January 2, 2004 @ 12:25 am · stepnoStories

Somerville's First Flag: Somerville, the city Bostonians see as slightly to the right of Cambridge, marks
the first day of the year with some unique flag-waving… which gave me
a chance to “cover” a local community event in my own backyard, as well as to experiment with links between weblogs and pictures on my home page.

Some sadly misinformed people think the
“First Flag” actually flew over neighboring Cambridge, according to one speaker at
Thursday’s event. But after Bunker Hill was captured, Prospect Hill
(then in Charlestown, now Somerville) was the next line of defense,
and the line held through the siege of Boston into the first dawn of 1776.

So let Boston have its “First Night” — Somerville seemed pretty happy
with its annual morning after. 

Follow the link for the history of the
flag and more pictures…

Happy New Year from Somerville …

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