🏟️ Dorchester Heights Monument

United States · Americas · 42.33°N, 71.05°W

The Dorchester Heights Monument is a large public monument in the Dorchester Heights area of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The monument, consisting of a 115-foot (35 m) marble tower, honors the evacuation of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, an early American victory in the conflict. The monument is located near where George Washington ordered the construction of a redoubt, an area which has since been developed as a public park. It was designed by the architectural firm of Peabody & Stearns and was dedicated on March 17, 1902.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	42.33°N, 71.05°W · view on map

Dorchester Heights Monument is located in United States, in Americas.

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