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Page 12
Sewall's hill , however , in the northwest part of the town is the most so , and is
considerable rocky . The land falls but very little to the north , while to the south ,
the descent is long and gradual . To the east , there is a descent of more than two
...
Sewall's hill , however , in the northwest part of the town is the most so , and is
considerable rocky . The land falls but very little to the north , while to the south ,
the descent is long and gradual . To the east , there is a descent of more than two
...
Page 16
... little back of where the Congregational Meeting House now stands ) and that ,
in case the land agreed upon for a Meeting House could not be procured upon
reasopable terms , then , the Meeting House be set on the hill northward
therefrom ...
... little back of where the Congregational Meeting House now stands ) and that ,
in case the land agreed upon for a Meeting House could not be procured upon
reasopable terms , then , the Meeting House be set on the hill northward
therefrom ...
Page 126
The Americans went to Breed's Hill on the night of the 16th of June , the battle
commenced on the 17th , and our forces returned to Cambridge . I believe there
was only verbal orders given to go to Breed's Hill , and that they had neither
cannon ...
The Americans went to Breed's Hill on the night of the 16th of June , the battle
commenced on the 17th , and our forces returned to Cambridge . I believe there
was only verbal orders given to go to Breed's Hill , and that they had neither
cannon ...
Page 161
The principal part of the town consists of a valley , environed by the hills of
Marlborough on the east , Berlin on the north ... of the ridge of high land , running
from Berlin , through Boy Iston and Shrewsbury , and is commonly called Ball's
Hill .
The principal part of the town consists of a valley , environed by the hills of
Marlborough on the east , Berlin on the north ... of the ridge of high land , running
from Berlin , through Boy Iston and Shrewsbury , and is commonly called Ball's
Hill .
Page 232
Hills . - In the northern part about a mile and a half from the centre of the town ,
Turkey Hill commences . It is said that it took its name from the numbers of these
birds formerly found upon it . This hill is more than a mile in length from north to ...
Hills . - In the northern part about a mile and a half from the centre of the town ,
Turkey Hill commences . It is said that it took its name from the numbers of these
birds formerly found upon it . This hill is more than a mile in length from north to ...
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