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.

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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 of America
surface form: 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 Bay Colony
surface form: Charlestown, Massachusetts

Massachusetts
United States of America
surface form: United States
militaryFunction Continental Army encampment
fortified position
overlooks Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony
surface form: 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
surface form: Continental Army troops

Patriot forces

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Grand Union Flag firstRaisedAt Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Continental Colors firstRaisedAt Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts
Union Square, Somerville hasLandmark Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Prospect Hill near Union Square