Flagstaff Park

Flagstaff Park
The park's flagpole, 2019
Type	Park
Nearest city	Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates	42°22′32.5″N 71°07′08.0″W / 42.375694°N 71.118889°W / 42.375694; -71.118889
Designer	Peabody & Stearns (flagstaff)

Flagstaff Park is a park in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.

A two-way path for bicyclists and pedestrians was added in 2016.^[1]

The park's flagstaff was proposed by the Daughters of the American Revolution and designed by Peabody & Stearns in 1913. It was erected in memory of Cambridge men who lost their lives in the American Revolutionary War. The flagstaff consists of a circular concrete and bronze base with a pole rising to a height of more than 90 feet. A copper eagle tops the pole. The inscription reads:^[2][3]

IN MEMORY OF THE SUFFERINGS AND FORTITUDE OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF CAMBRIDGE DURING THE REVOLUTION 1775–1783

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Flagstaff Park (Cambridge, Massachusetts).

• Cambridge Common/Flagstaff Park Project, Community Development Department, City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
• CAMBRIDGE COMMON/FLAGSTAFF PARK IMPROVEMENTS, Harvard Square Business Association

42°22′32″N 71°07′08″W / 42.375679°N 71.118899°W / 42.375679; -71.118899

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