As the final act of an eleven month siege, the Continental Army occupied these heights and forced the evacuation of British troops from Boston on March 17, 1776 – General George Washington’s first victory in the American Revolution. — — Map (db m295494) HM
These heights, commanding the harbor and town of Boston on the south, were seized and fortified by troops of the Continental Army and local militia under General John Thomas on the night of March 4, 1776. By this arduous night’s labor, and further . . . — — Map (db m295606) HM
This tablet is placed by the Society of Sons of the Revolution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts March 16, 1900 to mark the site of Nook Hill. During the Siege of Boston by the American Forces under General Washington an attempt was made on . . . — — Map (db m295543) HM
On this eminence stood Roxbury High Fort a strong earth-work planned by Henry Knox and Josiah Waters and Erected by the American Army June 1775 - crowning the famous Roxbury lines of investment at the Siege of Boston — — Map (db m295492) WM
Castle Island's strategic position alongside the narrow deepwater channel into Boston made it an ideal location to deter attacks. English colonists built the island's first fort in 1634. They used what was readily available—timber and mud. Each . . . — — Map (db m295604) HM
