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Revere Park, Hull, MA - Fort Revere Park is an 8+ acre historic site located atop Telegraph Hill in Hull Village. The Park contains the remains of two seacoast fortifications, a water tower with an observation deck, a military history museum and picnic facilities. (old photo- the tree is gone!) The fortified site consists of 3 circular battery positions (2 are out of photo to the right), and it looks like each could hold 3 cannons. The Dedication Stone reads - Dedicated July 14, 1976 by the Republic of France and the people of Hull in celebration of the Uniited States of America Bicentennial. In grateful tribute to the French sailors and marines who served and died at Fort Independence during the American Revelution. The Grave headstone reads - "In memory of the French Military who died in Hull. Ils sont mort pour notre liberte. Jean Le Ne, Angoumois Unit, died 1782. Antoine Sorrent, Angoumois Unit, died 1782." |
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Old Scituate Lighthouse, Scituate, MA - The sign reads - During the year 1810 the U.S. Congress voted 4000$ to build a lighthouse at Scituate Harbor. During the war of 1812 Abigail and Rebecca Bates, young daugthers of the lighthouse keeper, prevented a British naval force from sacking the town by playing a fife and beating a drum. They have gone down in history as the "army of two" and their courageous act has recorded in many textbooks and and story books. For more info check this web site Etrusco Shipwreck - Another interesting happening here - The lighthouse bears a plague marking the site of the wreck of the The Italian freighter Etrusco, a 7000 ton liberty ship, grounded off the coast on March 16, 1956, in a northeast blizzard. All hands were safe and after repairs wre made it was refloated on November 22, 1956 and renamed "Scituate". Ed Leonard remembers- "I went to see it on the 17th with the ocean still blasting the ocean side with the spray of big waves. They were still taking crew members off the ship by breachers bouys. (sp?) I took 8mm movies and have meant to find them and give them to the Association which was created because of this event." |