The town of Concord Massachuesetts played an important role in the underground railroad. Click on the map to the left to download a PDF of significant locations in Concord used by slaves escaping Southern states. At least a dozen buildings in Concord are known to have hidden rooms which housed slaves during part of their year-long nighttime trek North.
The original town of Concord Village in Massachuesetts was founded in 1635 when an English merchant peacefully purchased six square miles of land from local natives. The village was named for the uniquely harmonious "concord" (or accord) struck with local Algonquians.
At the time of the purchase, the Concord area was 90% forest-covered and was the first official town in the interior of the Massachusetts Bay. This was the unspoiled rugged West of the day.
Sometimes, as the ONLY HUD financed coop in Arizona, Concord Village feels quite alone. No one really understands us, not propsective buyers, not the banks or the courts, and sometimes, not even our members.
However, while Concord is the only HUD coop in the state, we are not alone in the nation. In 2012, we are among 340 coops that are financed by HUD, and below is the list.