Ploughed Hill / Mount Benedict

Ploughed Hill / Mount Benedict Ploughed Hill is an old American place that has been the site of a lot of history. Please join us in learning more about this all but forgotten place.

Ploughed Hill is an old American place with a storied history. Named in colonial times this ancient drumlin played a prominent role in the siege of Boston, when it was furiously bombarded by the British in August of 1775. It is also the site of the infamous convent arson of 1834, when it was known as Mount Benedict. Much of the hill was razed for landfill to make Assembly Square (which was once swampland); but a rump still exists.

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11 Austin Street
Somerville, MA
02145

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