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Fort Bunker Hill’s Second Life

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on February 8, 2019October 15, 2022

After the Civil War, the fortifications ringing the city had no further purpose and most were soon built over. Fort Bunker Hill had a different future.

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Finding Fort Bunker Hill

  • by Robert Malesky
  • Posted on May 21, 2018October 15, 2022

An 1861 photograph from the Civil War supposedly showed a view of Fort Slocum. Research shows it actually depicts Fort Bunker Hill.

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