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[[File:DB Beacon Hill.png|thumb|right|180px|Beacon Hill]] | [[File:DB Beacon Hill.png|thumb|right|180px|Beacon Hill]] | ||
'''Beacon Hill''' is a historic neighborhood of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]] | '''Beacon Hill''' is a historic neighborhood of [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]]. | ||
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Beacon Hill was named after the beacon set on the hilltop by [[Puritans|Puritan]] settlers. This beacon was essentially a "bucket full of pitch hanging from a pole." It was set up to warn the dwellers of the countryside in case of an attack on the town. However, the beacon was never actually used.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Beacon Hill]]</ref> | Beacon Hill was named after the beacon set on the hilltop by [[Puritans|Puritan]] settlers. This beacon was essentially a "bucket full of pitch hanging from a pole." It was set up to warn the dwellers of the countryside in case of an attack on the town. However, the beacon was never actually used.<ref name="DB">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: Beacon Hill]]</ref> | ||
In 1656, the [[Sage]] [[Thomas Kavanagh, Jr.]], who was four years old at the time, had a picnic with his parents atop Beacon Hill when he experienced his first vision of his past life as the [[Isu]] [[Aita]], namely of Aita's final moments prior to being killed by his wife [[Juno]].<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Thom Kavanagh's letters]]: #4</ref> | |||
As a result of the hill's top being carted off to fill in Mill Pond, the hill is now shorter than it used to be. This benefited property developers as it presented them with the advantage of building on the hilltop, and it created more land at Mill Pond.<ref name="DB" /> | As a result of the hill's top being carted off to fill in Mill Pond, the hill is now shorter than it used to be. This benefited property developers as it presented them with the advantage of building on the hilltop, and it created more land at Mill Pond.<ref name="DB" /> | ||
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Revision as of 00:49, 13 April 2024
Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
History
Beacon Hill was named after the beacon set on the hilltop by Puritan settlers. This beacon was essentially a "bucket full of pitch hanging from a pole." It was set up to warn the dwellers of the countryside in case of an attack on the town. However, the beacon was never actually used.[1]
In 1656, the Sage Thomas Kavanagh, Jr., who was four years old at the time, had a picnic with his parents atop Beacon Hill when he experienced his first vision of his past life as the Isu Aita, namely of Aita's final moments prior to being killed by his wife Juno.[2]
As a result of the hill's top being carted off to fill in Mill Pond, the hill is now shorter than it used to be. This benefited property developers as it presented them with the advantage of building on the hilltop, and it created more land at Mill Pond.[1]
After the opening of the new Massachusetts State House in 1790, the hill became a popular place to live on. Property developers then created upscale housing on the south side of the hill, which overlooks the Boston Common. The less refined north side of the hill was inhabited earlier; it went by the nickname "Mount Whoredom."[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (mentioned only)