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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/HM16IK_parade-ground_Hull-MA.html
From the beginning, Fort Warren's heart was the six-acre parade ground. When the Civil War broke out soon after the fort was completed, the area was still covered in construction debris. Newly enlisted Massachusetts regiments cleaned it up as they…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16IJ_political-prisoners_Hull-MA.html
Among the notable political prisoners confined in these rooms were James Murray Mason and John Slidell, two Confederate envoys to Great Britain. Their arrest on board the British steamer Trent provoked an international incident and nearly brought …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16II_the-mess_Hull-MA.html
"An army marches on its stomach," Napoleon famously said—-a statement that held true at Fort Warren. Soon after its construction, two unfinished casemates (bunkers) in Bastion C were equipped with tables and benches and pressed into service …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16IH_defense-system_Hull-MA.html
From this vantage point it is possible to see the principal elements of Ft. Warren's defense system. These are based on the 17th century, military theories developed by Louis XIV's chief engineer, Sebastien de Vauban, and were modified to meet 19t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16IE_bastion-c_Hull-MA.html
Bastion C is the only bastion retaining its original form and protective outworks. It is one of five arrowhead-shaped corners which were built as the fort's strongest strategic locations. The bastion form was developed in Italy at the end of the 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16IC_bakery_Hull-MA.html
The rank and financial status of Ft. Warren residents determined the quality of meal they ate. Rations for Union soldiers consisted of fresh beef with potatoes three times a week, salt beef, pork or ham three times a week, and baked beans on Sunda…
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. …
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