Sights in Boston and suburbs, or, Guide to the stranger (1856)
Pulsifer, David, 1802-1894, Andrew, John, 1815-1875, egr., Billings, Hammatt, 1818-1875, egr., Hill George W., 1815-1893, egr., Barry, egr. · John P. Jewett & Co.; Jewett, Proctor & Worthington · leaf 94
nthe little hill at whose foot it stands. This hill, also, dur-ing the siege of Boston, was the site of a British fortifica-tion, bombarded by Washington. TUK GREAT ELM. 73 In the war of 1812 its existence was endangered by theencampment around it of American troops, destined toprotect the town. It… … WINTER ELM. Severe tempests have at times threatened to annihilatethis tree; and in 1831 or 1832 a violent storm separatedfour of its large limbs, and so far detached them that theyrested partially upon the ground. They were raised andbolted together; the bolts are still \dsible, and the branches,7…
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