Prospect Hill (Massachusetts)
| Prospect Hill | |
|---|---|
Prospect Hill Location of Prospect Hill in Massachusetts Prospect Hill Prospect Hill (the United States) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°21′57″N 70°44′50″W / 41.3659457°N 70.7472505°W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts |
| Topo map | USGS Sqibnocket |
Prospect Hill is a mountain in Dukes County, Massachusetts. It is on Martha's Vineyard 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north of the town of Chilmark. Peaked Hill is located southeast of Prospect Hill.
History
Prospect Hill was the location of George Washington's command post during the Siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War. It also served as a training facility in the American Civil War. On New Year's Day in 1776, Washington conducted a flag-raising ceremony to raise the morale of the men of the Continental Army. The standard account features a Continental Union flag, although in 2006 Peter Ansoff advanced a theory that it was actually the British Union flag.[2] Others, such as Byron DeLear, have argued in favour of the traditional version of events.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Prospect Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Ansoff, Peter (2006). "The Flag on ProspecContinental Union Flagt Hill". Raven: A Journal of Vexillology. 13: 77–100. doi:10.5840/raven2006134. ISSN 1071-0043.
- ^ DeLear, Byron (2014). "Revisiting the Flag at Prospect Hill: Grand Union or Just British?" (PDF). Raven: A Journal of Vexillology. 21: 19–70. doi:10.5840/raven2014213.