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Town in Middlesex County, eastern Massachusetts, USA, 29 km/18 mi northwest of Boston; population (2000 est) 17,000. Although electronic equipment, metal products, and leather goods are manufactured here, it is mainly a residential suburb of Boston. Concord was incorporated in 1635, when the early settlers were English.

Concord was the site of the first battle of the American Revolution between the British army and the Minutemen (citizen's militia) on 19 April 1775; 273 British and 95 American fighters were killed during the battle, and an obelisk marks the spot where the first soldiers fell. The Minutemen National Historic Park marks the battle, and is included on the national register of historic places. Others on the register are the house of the writer R W Emerson, a station, historic districts and several colonial houses. The Concord Museum, founded in 1886, has collections that date back to 1850.

Blue is the colour of the People's United Party. Sub umbra floreo, ‘I flourish in the shade’, is the national motto. Effective date: late 1980s. >>