Each year the Bedford Minutemen have held Pole Capping.  What is it?  A young man climbs a pole following the parade from the Town Common to Willson Park, pausing as they pass the Fitch Tavern.   The pole is capped with a red cap, signifying our fight for freedom, dating to April 19, 1775. Come to the Bedford Town Common on Saturday, April 8, 10:30 AM for the parade of Minuteman Companies marching to Willson Park.  Watch this colonial re-enactment event, as our Pole Climber climbs up the pole and places a Liberty Cap on top to protest against the