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'''Fort Hill''' was the second highest hill in [[Boston]], housing a [[Cannons|gun]] fortification near the [[Boston Harbor|harbor]] named the '''South Battery'''. | '''Fort Hill''' was the second highest hill in [[Boston]], housing a [[Cannons|gun]] fortification near the [[Boston Harbor|harbor]] named the '''South Battery'''. | ||
The South Battery and other defenses were built in the middle of the 17th century. The South Battery was expanded in the 1740s, but fell out of use by the 1760s. | The South Battery and other defenses were built in the middle of the 17th century. The South Battery was expanded in the 1740s, but fell out of use by the 1760s. | ||
Members of the [[Continental Army]] rebuilt the [[Forts|fort]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], but both the Fort and South Battery were dismantled before the start of the 19th century. The hill itself was later leveled in the 1860s. | Members of the [[Continental Army]] rebuilt the [[Forts|fort]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], but both the Fort and South Battery were dismantled before the start of the 19th century. The hill itself was later leveled in the 1860s. | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 10 May 2018
Fort Hill was the second highest hill in Boston, housing a gun fortification near the harbor named the South Battery.
The South Battery and other defenses were built in the middle of the 17th century. The South Battery was expanded in the 1740s, but fell out of use by the 1760s.
Members of the Continental Army rebuilt the fort during the American Revolutionary War, but both the Fort and South Battery were dismantled before the start of the 19th century. The hill itself was later leveled in the 1860s.