Telegraph Hill
- Also Known As: Fort Independence
- Address: 60 Farina Rd
- Vicinity: Nantasket Ave
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1776/00/00 | During the American Revolution, Patriot forces establish Fort Independence to defend the port of Boston. | |||||
| 1778/08/00 | Louis Lebegue Duportail | Patriot Chief Engineer | Supervised by DuPortail, French Marines from D'Estaing's fleet greatly expand the fort to (presumably) include the hilltop redoubt, detached batteries, a 30-gun water battery, barracks, hospital and cemetery (still visible). | |||
| 1813/06/01 | Chesapeake and the Shannon battle about 20 nautical miles E of Boston Light for less than 12 minutes. The engagement resulted in more casualties than in any other single-ship action in the history of both navies. | War of 1812 | ||||
| 1813/06/01 | Chesapeake and the Shannon battle about 20 nautical miles E of Boston Light for less than 12 minutes. The engagement resulted in more casualties than in any other single-ship action in the history of both navies. | Capture of USS Chesapeake | ||||
| 1827/00/00 | The first semaphore tower is built in Hull consisting of a mast with painted paddles. | |||||
| 1897/00/00 | Fort Revere is acquired as Nantasket Head Military Reservation under the large-scale Endicott program, which initially included seven forts in the Coast Defenses of Boston. | |||||
| 1898/00/00 | Fort Revere's batteries are built 1898-1906. The fort remained in service on and off until the end of World War II. | |||||
| 1903/00/00 | Hennebique Construction Co | Contractor | US Government builds a 120 foot high, 25 foot diameter reinforced concrete water tower to hold a 118,000-gallon steel tank to serve Fort Revere. Erected by the Hennebique Construction Co, the tower is one of the earliest concrete water towers in the US. | Invention of Reinforced Concrete | ||
| 1938/00/00 | Made obsolete by the arrival of ship-to-shore radio communications, the last telegraph tower is demolished by 1938. |
| Particulars for Telegraph Hill: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Communications |
| Cultural Affiliation | European American |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Owner | Federal |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Area of Significance | Military |
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