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Three Battles for Boston Light (episode 227)
Three Battles for Boston Light (episode 227)
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63 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2021
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Description
Boston Light, America’s first and oldest light station, still welcomes visitors and locals alike if they approach the city by sea, but that wasn’t always the case. During the first year of the Revolutionary War, there were three attempts to destroy Boston Light during the siege of Boston. First, the newly formed Continental Army burned the strategically important lighthouse twice in July 1775, 246 years ago this week, using the 18th century equivalent of a stealth fighter: the humble whaleboat. Then, as the British finally evacuated Boston in the spring of 1776, the last ships to leave the harbor blew up the lighthouse that June.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/227/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Jul 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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