The Breastwork

The Breastwork (HMC8Z)

Location: Boston, MA 02129 Suffolk County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 22.603', W 71° 3.642'

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The Breastwork
thrown up on the morning
of the seventeenth of June
1775
extended northerly
three hundred feet
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HM NumberHMC8Z
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Date Added Monday, October 6th, 2014 at 4:09pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)19T E 330344 N 4693660
Decimal Degrees42.37671667, -71.06070000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 22.603', W 71° 3.642'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 22' 36.18" N, 71° 3' 38.52" W
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Area Code(s)617, 781, 857
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 19301-19329 Freedom Trail, Boston MA 02129, US
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