Prospect Hill (Massachusetts)

Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill

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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill (the United States)

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Highest point
Elevation| 282 ft (86 m)
Coordinates| 41°21′57″N 70°44′50″W﻿ / ﻿41.3659457°N 70.7472505°W﻿ / 41.3659457; -70.7472505[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

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Main article: Flag on Prospect Hill debate

Prospect Hill was the location of George Washington's command post during the Siege of Boston in the American Revolution. 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 the Grand Union Flag flying, although in 2006, Peter Ansoff advanced a theory that it was actually a British Union Flag instead.[2] Others, such as Byron DeLear, have argued in favour of the traditional version of events.[3]

## See also

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* Flag on Prospect Hill debate
* Prospect Hill Monument

## References

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1. ^ "Prospect Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
2. ^ Ansoff, Peter (2006). "The Flag on Prospect Hill". Raven: A Journal of Vexillology. 13: 77–100\. doi:10.5840/raven2006134. ISSN 1071-0043.77-100&rft.date=2006&rft_id=info:doi/10.5840/raven2006134&rft.issn=1071-0043&rft.aulast=Ansoff&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft_id=https://www.pdcnet.org/raven/content/raven_2006_0013_0077_0100&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Prospect+Hill+(Massachusetts)" class="Z3988">
3. ^ 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/raven2014213.19-70&rft.date=2014&rft_id=info:doi/10.5840/raven2014213&rft.aulast=DeLear&rft.aufirst=Byron&rft_id=http://nava.org/digital-library/raven/Raven_v21_2014_p019-070.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Prospect+Hill+(Massachusetts)" class="Z3988">

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