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History of Paul Revere's signal lanterns, April 18, 1775, in the steeple of the North Church: with an account of the tablet on Christ Church and the monuments at Highland Park and Dorchester Heights (1878)

Wheildon, William W. (William Willder), 1805-1892 · Concord, Mass. Author's private printing office · leaf 65

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builton the summit of a rock, and being perhaps the first attempt ata regular fortification, it was considered by the militia of unpar-alleled strength, and e.xcited great confidence in that wing of thearmy stationed at Roxbury. Cannon were placed in this fort at the time of its construc-tion, and… … MOIsUMENT AT HIGHLAND PAEK,ROXBURY, 1877. REVOLUTIONARY MEMORIALS. 59 The Monument is about 6 feet in height and 4 feet wide,in the form of a mounted tablet, with a cannon at each end andballs on the top, all of granite, elevated on a mound of earth. T(ie following is the inscription : ON TUIS…

Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 · Christ Church (Boston, Mass.) · Monuments · Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775

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