Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Significance: The Dorchester Heights Monument is part of the Boston National Historical Park, National Park Service. The monument commemorates the fortification of the Heights which forced the evacuation of the British troops from Boston on March 17, 1776. The event marked George Washington's first major victory of the Revolutionary War. Commissioned in 1898 by the General Court of Massachusetts, the monument was designed by the architectural firm of Peabody and Stearns.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-343

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1963

Survey number: HABS MA-1171

Building/structure dates: 1898 Initial Construction

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