Powder House
This stone windmill built by John Mallet about 1703 was sold to the Province for a gun powder magazine in 1747. Rifled by General Gage of the Colony's powder on 1 September 1774, it became a magazine of the American Army in 1775-76.
1930 text, presented as a historical document.
Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDigital Commonwealth, Boston Public LibraryUniversity of Michigan LibraryDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Marker data: Massachusetts Bay Colony Tercentenary Commission, 1930 (Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
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