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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Casey

Buried for 250 years, the lost fort that helped launch the American Revolution is finally found

America 250 Battle of Bunker Hill -

For generations, Boston families enjoyed the verdant slopes of the Bunker Hill Monument, unaware of the profound historical secrets lying just beneath their feet.

Now, archaeologists, guided by a centuries-old map, have unearthed definitive evidence of the hastily constructed earthen fort that played a pivotal role in one of the American Revolution’s most consequential early engagements: the Battle of Bunker Hill.

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