whna | History of Winter Hill

The other day I saw this summary of Winter Hill historical tidbits. I didn't think it would be of huge interest to everyone on the mailing list, so I didn't send it around. But it's the kind of thing that I think is fun to post to a forum like this.

The Somerville Times Historical Fact of the Week – July 12 Eagle Feathers #133 –A Walk Up Winter Hill, By Bob (Monty) Doherty.

I did not know there was a Leonard Nimoy connection to the Hill.

For more detailed historical features of this area, I would recommend a couple of books. Paul Revere's Ride, by David Hackett Fischer, includes the very famous 1774 Powder Alarm that involved Redcoats coming over our hill and removing the gunpowder stores at the Powder House. And, of course, it also covers Revere's ride on the famous night.

Ten Hills Farm: The Forgotten History of Slavery in the North, by CS Manegold, focuses on early history of the region including the Isaac Royall House that is down Main Street just over the line in Medford.

Edit to add: on Thanksgiving in 2017, this map was being circulated about native lands and languages that I thought was fascinating. Check out our region, add layers to the area with the checkboxes for territories, languages and treaties: https://native-land.ca/