Talk:Old North Bridge, Concord, Massachusetts
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Actually, the correct name for this bridge is the "North Bridge". Over the years, folks have associated the adjective "old" for the historic "Old North Church" in Boston with the "North Bridge", thus "Old North Bridge". In Boston in the 1770's, there were 2 North Churches, distinguished with one being "Old" and the other "New". In Concord, there's only been 1 North Bridge, although it has been rebuilt many times in the past 200+ years. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.41.31.76 (talk • contribs).
- Wow, really? Could you cite a source on that? If you can, we should probably integrate that material into the article. I'm leery to actually change the article name, though... I grew up in a neighboring town, and even we called it the "Old North Bridge," so I think we should probably go by popular name in the title of the article. Hbackman 01:20, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
I've lived in Concord for 9 years, and folks in the area up on their history tell me that the name is the "North Bridge". The National Park Service calls it the "North Bridge" in various and sundry publications. There's the NPS' North Bridge Visitor's Center: http://www.nps.gov/applications/state/ma/travel_info.cfm?AlphaCode=MIMA#Destination_4 and the NPS discusses the bridge in various education program descriptions: http://www.nps.gov/mima/education.htm I also have a map of Concord from the centennial in 1875, and the bridge is named "North Bridge" on the map. Nearby though is the "Old Manse" which may have added to the confusion.--mrovelli 23:36, 30 July 2006 (UTC)
