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Flooding scuttles annual Patriots Day reenactment in Concord
One of several events marking the historic Battles of Lexington and Concord, the North Bridge reenactment was supposed to feature a “dramatic tactical demonstration.”
A Patriots Day reenactment of the Revolutionary War musket fire at the North Bridge in Concord — site of the “shot heard round the world” — was called off due to flooding at Minute Man National Historical Park.
The North Bridge fight commemoration was initially scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday. However, coordinators with the National Park Service cancelled the event after determining that flooding of a nearby causeway had caused maintenance and safety concerns that would have been exacerbated by a spike in foot traffic, according to a statement on the town’s website.
One of several local events marking the historic Battles of Lexington and Concord, the North Bridge reenactment was supposed to feature a “dramatic tactical demonstration” involving colonial Minutemen, British Regulars, and musket fire, according to an event description on the National Park Service website.
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Concord’s Patriots Day parade also altered its route to avoid marching through Minute Man National Historical Park and over the North Bridge.
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