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The Ceremonial March of the Commonwealth

The Road to Boston

composer unknown

Adoption of Ceremonial March

The song, "The Road to Boston", was adopted as the official ceremonial march of the Massachusetts Commonwealth in 1985.

General Laws of Massachusetts

The following information is excerpted from the General Laws of Massachusetts, Part 1, Title 1, Chapter 2, Section 27.

PART I. ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
TITLE I. JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH, THE GENERAL COURT, STATUTES AND PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 2. ARMS, GREAT SEAL AND OTHER EMBLEMS OF THE COMMONWEALTH
SECTION 27

Section 27. Ceremonial march of commonwealth The song "The Road to Boston", composer unknown, shall be the official ceremonial march of the commonwealth.

Source: Massachusetts State Web Site, December 1, 2004
Source: Massachusetts General Court, December 1, 2004
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer, Copyright 2002
Source: State Songs America, Edited by M.J. Bristow, Copyright 2000
Source: State Names, Flags, Seals, Songs, Birds, Flowers, and Other Symbols by George Earlie Shankle, Ph.D., Copyright 1938

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