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It's a grand old flag - a really, really old flag

By adamg on Tue, 06/14/2016 - 11:24pm

The Dorchester Reporter alerts us to a roughly 230-year-old, 13-star American flag now on display at the Commonwealth Museum on Columbia Point.

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By theszak on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 1:07am.

Nothing re the flag at the link?... for the Commonwealth Museum
http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mus/

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By chaosjake on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 5:35am.

The Commonwealth Museum is awful about keeping their website up to date. There is more on the flag in this Globe story.

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By anon on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 6:51am.

Used by colonial minutemen.
http://www.bedfordlibrary.net/town/bedford_flag.htm

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By johnmcboston on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 7:47am.

We have a Commonwealth museum?

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By In The Know on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 11:18am.

The Commonwealth Museum is located at the state archive building at Columbia Point. It is part of the 3-building cluster with the JFK Library and the Ted Kennedy Senate building. The Comm museum has done some interesting upgrades in recent years and is an interesting take. It's a good school outing.

In theory, you could make a whole day of it doing all 3 buildings.

Take the T to JFK Umass Station then take the free shuttle. I believe it is Bus Shuttle #2.

(1 goes to Umass and 3 goes to the Bayside parking lot. If uncertain just ask.)

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