Winter Hill in Somerville in Middlesex County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Paul Revere
Photographed by Marc Posner, April 8, 2024
1. Paul Revere Marker
Paul Revere passed over this road in his midnight ride to Lexington and Concord. April 19, 1775. Site of the Winter Hill Fort stronghold built by the American forces while besieging Boston 1775-6.
Erected 1890.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 42° 23.707′ N, 71° 5.868′ W. Memorial is in Somerville, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. It is in Winter Hill. It is at the intersection of Broadway and Main Street, on the right when traveling north on Broadway. Located in Paul Revere Park in front of 391 Broadway. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 391 Broadway, Somerville MA 02145, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Historic Boston and specifically in Greater Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Anne Adams-Tufts (a few steps from this marker); President Obama Rose Garden (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hoyt-Sullivan Playground (approx. 0.4 miles away); George Cedric Stimpson (approx. half a mile away); Maxwell's Green (approx. half a mile away); Gilman Square (approx. half a mile away); Winter Hill Station (approx. half a mile away); George Dilboy (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Somerville.
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Photographed by Marc Posner, April 8, 2024
2. Paul Revere and Anne Adams-Tufts Markers
Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2024, by Marc Posner of Somerville, Massachusetts. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
