Foster's Hill
Known also as Nook’s Hill, Newks, or Nuke’s Hill, Foster’s Hill rose a hundred or so feet into the air over the channel between Dorchester and Boston’s Neck. While not the highest point of Dorchester Heights, Foster’s Hill overlooked the Boston Neck and provided a direct view of the town’s wharves and shoreline. Due to that location, General George Washington ordered the top of the hill fortified .
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1818: Cemetery and chapel in South Boston, Massachusetts.
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