Photos Breakfast, Powder House, Prospect Hill and Fort Washington

[pmclaine]

Some more city Revolution......First Breakfast...

My son finally got out of bed early enough to accompany and was rewarded with pancakes...

 

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Powder House and the Powder Alarm....a dry run of Lexington/Concord...

Powder Alarm, 1774, American Revolution, Summary, Facts

The Powder Alarm occurred on September 1, 1774, and was a key event that led to the start of the Revolutionary War.

www.americanhistorycentral.com

 

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General Putnams redoubt after Bunker Hill..

Prospect Hill: History

Too bad the Flag is fouled. Its a Grand Union Flag with 13 Stripes, we still were not sure if we were fighting to be a nation or for representation. It was our first National Flag. Washington raised it on a pole that was fashioned from the mast of a HMS schooner that the rebels under General Putnam were able to entice into some shallows and destroy while they were on a live stock stealing mission....

 

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Fort Washington...

Fort Washington (Massachusetts) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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[BullGear]

Very nice! Thanks.

 

[jbell]

Republic... Semper Fi

 

[Ranchhand]

Thanks for sharing

 

[BigDaddy0381]

Thanks!