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He had no adequate cannon or siege guns, and the story of how Henry Knox  afterward General Knox  obtained these from Ticonderoga and brought them on, in the face of terrific difficulties of weather and terrain, is one that for bravery and brains will never fail to thrill. HE HAD NO ADEQUATE CANNON OR SIEGE GUNS AND THE STORY OF HOW HENRY KNOX AFTERWARD GENERAL KNOX OBTAINED THESE FROM TIE CONDAROGA AND BROUGHT THEM ON IN THE FACE OF TERRIFIC DIFFICULTIES OF WEATHER AND TERAIN IS ONE THAT FOR BRAVERY AND BRAINS WILL NEVER FAIL TO THRILL
iated, but only that it has not been developed along æsthetic as well as useful lines. We have been looking at the east, which is the harbor view. If we look to the west we see the city of Boston: the white tower of the Custom House; the gold dome of the State House; the sheds of the great South Station; the blue line of the Charles River. Here is the place to come if one would see a living map of the city and its environs. Standing here we realize how truly Boston is a maritime city, and standing here we also realize how it is that Dorchester Heights won its fame. It was in the winter of 1776, when the British, under Lord Howe, were occupying Boston, and had fortified every place which seemed important. By some curious oversight--which seems incredible to us as we actually stand upon the top of this conspicuous hill--they forgot this spot. When Washington saw what they had not seen--how this unique position commanded both the city and the harbor--he knew that his opportunity had come. T APPRECIATED BUT ONLY THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED ALONG ESTHETIC AS WELL AS USEFUL LINES WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT THE EAST WHICH IS A HARBOUR VIEW IF WE LOOK TO THE WEST WE SEE THE CITY OF BOSTON THE WHITE TOWER OF THE CUSTOM HOUSE THE GOLD DOME OF THE STATE HOUSE THE SHEDS OF THE GREAT CELL STATION THE BLUE LINE OF THE CHARLES RIVER HERE IS THE PLACE TO COME IF ONE WOULD SEE A LIVING MAP OF THE CITY AND ITS ENVIRONS STANDING HERE WE REALIZE HOW TRULY BOSTON IS A MARITIME CITY AND STANDING HERE WE ALSO REALIZE HOW IT IS THAT DORCHESTER HEIGHTS WON ITS FAME IT WAS IN THE WINTER OF SEVENTEEN SEVENTY SIX WHEN THE BRITISH UNDER LORD HOWE WERE OCCUPYING BOSTON AND HAD FORTIFIED EVERY PLACE WHICH SEEMED IMPORTANT BY SOME CURIOUS OVERSIGHT WHICH SEEMS INCREDIBLE TO US AS WE ACTUALLY STAND UPON THE TOP OF THIS CONSPICUOUS HILL THEY FORGOT THIS SPOT WHEN WASHINGTON SAW WHAT THEY HAD NOT SEEN HOW THIS UNIQUE POSITION COMMANDED BOTH THE CITY AND THE HARBOR HE KNEW THAT HIS OPPORTUNITY HAD COME
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