Seven teenagers arrested for vandalism at Fort Revere in Hull

The Boston Globe - July 16, 2016

HULL – Seven teenagers were arrested in Hull early Friday for spray-painting vulgar, sexual, and racist graffiti on the newly painted walls of historic Fort Revere, according to police. Read more >

 

Seven teens charged with vandalizing Revolutionary War fort in Hull

The Patriot Ledger - July 15, 2016

HULL –  Six teens from Marshfield and one from Braintree face charges of tagging and malicious destruction of property at Fort Revere in Hull. Read more >

 

Ceremony honors Hull’s French connection

The Boston Globe - July 15, 2016

HULL – The town of Hull and country of France celebrated their unique connection earlier this month in a ceremony at Fort Revere Park, where 200 French Marines who fought in the American Revolution are buried. Read more >

 

A very moving ceremony at Fort Revere on July 9th

Consulate General of France in Boston - July 11, 2016

HULL – On Saturday July 9th, 2016, the town of Hull invited Valery Freland, the Consul General of France in Boston, to rededicate the French Marines Memorial  Monument atop Telegraph Hill at Fort Revere (formerly Fort Independence). Read more >

 

Friendship between France and U.S. hailed at Hull ceremony

The Patriot Ledger - July 11, 2016

HULL – Town officials and France’s consul general in Boston gathered at Fort Revere Park on Saturday to celebrate Bastille Day and honor French troops who died fighting in the American revolution. Read more >

 

French consul to re-dedicate monument atop Hull's Fort Revere

The Patriot Ledger - July 8, 2016

HULL – Patrick Finn was barely a teenager when the president of France came to Telegraph Hill in 1976, but the lifelong Hull resident has a clear memory of the cannons firing from the ramparts of what is now known as Fort Revere as the town celebrated the nation’s bicentennial and the role the French military played in winning the colonies’ independence two centuries earlier. Read more >

 

Hedlund says state takeover of Hull's Fort Revere 'can happen'

The Patriot Ledger - October 16, 2015

A proposal to swap the historic fort for a state-owned parcel got unanimous approval at a special town meeting Thursday night. Local officials will meet with the DCR commissioner next week. Read more >

 

Ownership of Hull’s iconic water tower in hands of voters

The Boston Globe - September 10, 2015

Hull’s voters will decide in October whether the best way to restore Fort Revere Park’s iconic water tower at the top of Telegraph Hill is to give the town-owned property to the state. Read more >

 

Years later, 'nothing new' at Hull's Fort Revere Park

The Patriot Ledger - June 22, 2015

HULL – The view from Fort Revere atop Telegraph Hill was spectacular Monday. Under cloudless blue skies, the Brewster Islands lay close at hand. The Hull peninsula and surrounding water curved eastward. Read more >

 

Safety concern closes tower closes tower in Hull

The Boston Globe- July 12, 2012

The view from the top of the historic Fort Revere Water Tower on Hull’s Telegraph Hill is spectacular — a miles-long vista across Boston Harbor and the length of the Hull peninsula — but it’s off-limits now for safety reasons. Read more >

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