On March 25, 2009, the US House of Representatives approved the formation of the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area, of which Concord is a part along with 36 other contiguous cities and Towns in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.This legislation had already passed the US Senate in January. Now President Obama has only to sign it into law, which is predicted to happen shortly.
The Freedom's Way Heritage Area is intended to highlight the history of New England, including Colonial life, the American Revolution, the development of American democracy, and early social justice, religious, abolitionist, and conservationist movements.
Sounds like just the kind of thing Concord would be somewhere right in the middle of, doesn't it? Well, we are pretty much are: geographically, culturally, historically and intellectually. Take a look at the Freedom's Way Heritage Association's website for a map, and more information about the intent of highlighting our area in this manner.
