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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16IN_the-paul-revere-house_Boston-MA.html
Built c. 1680, this is the last remaining structure from 17th -century Boston. Patriot and silversmith Paul Revere owned the building from 1770 to 1800. He left this house for his famous Midnight Ride on April 18, 1775. After use as a tenement and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16IM_gate-one-charlestown-navy-yard_Boston-MA.html
The Charlestown Navy Yard served the nation for 174 years as a base of the building, outfitting, repair, and modernization of ships. During World War II, the yard's busiest years, almost 50,000 men and women worked here, around the clock, seven da…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16HT_coastal-mines_Boston-MA.html
Harbor mines and cables fill the pier during the Second World War. Built in 1906, the mine-storage building (background) now houses the visitor's center. (Inscription below the title) Countering the threat of the submarine, the U.S. military mined…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16H5_rear-admiral-john-ancrum-winslow-memorial_Boston-MA.html
Rear Admiral John Ancrum Winslow, U.S. Navy, Born in Wilmington N.C. November 19, 1911, Died in Boston Mass. Sept 29, 1873. He conducted the memorable sea fight in command of USS Kearsarge when she sunk the Alabama in the English Channel June 19. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14WZ_city-square_Boston-MA.html
Native American Settlement Native American occupation of the Charlestown peninsula predates European settlements by approximately 10,000 years. Archaeological evidence, such as tools made of stone, bone, wood, and shells, suggests the early Native…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14WY_great-house_Boston-MA.html
History and ArchaeologyIn the 1900s, as part of the major highway reconstruction project that built the tunnels beneath this park, a team of archaeologists studied City Square and its history.The investigators researched historic documents and con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14WX_deacon-larkin-house_Boston-MA.html
This 1790s Georgian residence was built for Deacon John Larkin, a patriot best remembered for his role in Paul Revere's legendary midnight ride. It was Larkin's horse that carried Revere out to Lexington and Concord to warn the Committee of Safety…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14UO_you-are-now-my-enemy-and-i-am-yours_Boston-MA.html
The British Army was one of the most powerful military forces of the day. Their leaders were career officers. The troops were regularly trained and well equipped. Yet, the enlisted ranks were often filled with soldiers recruited against their will…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14UL_the-decisive-day-has-come-on-which-the-fate-of-america-depends_Boston-MA.html
This high ground of Breed's Hill bound the American colonies to the cause of independence. An open field once located here commanded this entire area. On the night of June 16, 1775, two month after the fighting at Lexington and Concord, 1,200 colo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14UK_this-column-stands-on-union_Boston-MA.html
In the years following the battle, this hill became sacred ground. A new patriotic spirit swept the nation in the 1820s. Americans looked to honor the sacrifice and service of their ancestors. For two decades, many men and women, led by the Bunker…