Belmont Square
Posted by: 
Shorelander
N 42° 21.926 W 071° 02.026
19T E 332532 N 4692353
A green space in East Boston with colonial importance.
Waymark Code: WM9QJN
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/19/2010
Views: 8
This marker is located in East Boston on a fence bordering a large open green space. The marker reads:
"Between 1697 and 1711, British troops were quartered and trained here when the site was known as Camp Hill. When the British left Boston in 1776, the site continued to be used for military training, and volunteer troops built Fort Strong. In 1812, American troops again encamped here.
In 1833, when the East Boston Company was formed, approximately one acre of Camp Hill was enclosed by an ornamental iron fence and called Belmont Square (Park)."
Agency Responsible for Placement: Boston 200
Year Placed: 1976
County: Suffolk
City/Town Name: Boston
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Relevant Web Site: Not listed
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