Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts

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Prospect Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts is a historic Revolutionary War site best known as the location where the Grand Union Flag, considered the first national flag of the United States, was first raised.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Revolutionary War site
historic site
associatedWith Continental Army
George Washington
associatedWithFlag Grand Union Flag
first national flag of the United States
conflict Siege of Boston
country United States
elevationType hill
hasDateSignificance January 1, 1776
hasEvent first raising of the Grand Union Flag
hasFlagEvent first hoisting of the Grand Union Flag over Continental Army camp
hasHistoricalPeriod American Revolutionary War
heritageType historic landmark area
knownFor raising of the Grand Union Flag
role in the American Revolutionary War
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
militaryFunction Continental Army encampment
fortified position
overlooks Boston
Charlestown
partOf Charlestown neighborhood of Boston
symbolicSignificance site of first national flag of the United States
timePeriod 1775–1776 (Revolutionary War encampment)
usedBy Continental Army troops
Patriot forces

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Continental Colors
Grand Union Flag
firstRaisedAt
Union Square, Somerville ("Prospect Hill near Union Square")
hasLandmark

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