July 2016 Volume 1 Issue 3 July 1, 2016 Preserve Hull~ Inside This Issue: Scenes at the 2 Park Preservation News Fort About Us: Sponsors 2 Fort Revere Park and Preservation Society Repairs at the 3 Resident Group 501 (C) 3 Park Welcome to the Fort Stand for 3 If you have not been to Something Revere Park and the Park, please visit and Preservation Society view the beautiful Our Mission 4 newsletter. We are a landscapes and see Fort Revere Park 4 resident group 501 (C ) 3 reminders of its past working to raise Military history awareness and improve conditions at Fort Working to raise Revere Park, Farina Road, Hull MA. awareness and improve Fort Revere Park is conditions at Fort partly owned by the Revere Park Town of Hull and the Department of We hope you find this Conservation and newsletter interesting Recreation (DCR). Many Special points of and continue to read decisions need to be interest: future Publications made to bring the Park Officers’ Quarters out of disrepair. Building Summer Highlights “Stand for Something” Increased patrols by Summer Updates~ How You Can Help State and Hull Police are Exciting things are happening also helping to curb at Fort Revere. Fresh paint defacement of the Printed in house with and cleared trees make visits Property. volunteer labor to the park more enjoyable. To learn more about us Our group has contacted Photos by GracieMax Town of Hull IT for research visit fortreverepark.org on cameras at the park. This and find us on fb. request is in process and will Read more about park hopefully be in place soon. Fresh paint at the Fort updates on page 3 Bunkers Scenes at the Fort: Monument Area Cleanup Updated Kiosk at Fort Revere Graffiti and Tall Grass at the Bunker Area This Summer brought a new event to Fort Revere. The 40th anniversary of the New Summer Event-Bastille Day 2016 dedication of monuments to honor French Soldiers coinciding with France’s Bastille Day holiday. The French Consul General of came on board to clear large trees to the businesses that offered Boston, MA visited the Park on July 9th to to restore the wonderful view and services: Hingham Lumber re-dedicate the monuments along with some cleared brush along the roadways Cohasset MA, Lowe’s Weymouth of our Mass Representatives. Beautiful vocals leading to the Park. The results are MA, Aubochon Hardware were sung by Therisa Cook and Alexandria amazing. Neighbors of the park are Cohasset MA, Joshua Goodwin Medzhidoz. The Park and Preservation excited about this change along with Disposal Hull MA, Kal’s Ice Cream Society began the cleanup by updating our many residents and visitors. Thank Hull MA, Hulltastic Popcorn, Mac information kiosk with fresh paint, new you HRA for your generous offer Loves Cheese Hull MA, Home pictures, historical information and fresh which created so much motivation Depot Rockland MA, Hull and flowers planted below. The monument area for many needed repairs! Although Cohasset Boy and Girl Scouts was weeded and fresh mulch was placed. The our plans for a Volunteer Cleanup Day largest cleanup tasks soon took place. We were cancelled, it was on a positive The Society meets on the cannot thank Hull Redevelopment Authority note. The anti-graffiti paint was first Monday of each enough for their unsolicited offer to fund ordered and DCR was on board for month. Join us for updates and details on our plans the anti-graffiti paint needed to deter painting—day off for us...Thank you defacement of the property. The DPW then Page 2 Preserve Hull~ Repairs at the Park tower’s observation deck of Boston In December 2015 DCR released a Harbor and surrounding communities formal bid request for interest in repairing the Officers’ Quarter’s front porch. The bid was awarded and repairs are underway. Once the porch is completed the DCR will return to reviewing Curatorship Proposals. We are happy this Historic building is receiving necessary repairs and will hopefully be re-opened soon. The Historic Historic Water Tower Water Tower still awaits repairs and remains closed. We have found awaits Repairs grant options for a master plan for park repairs and hope to have them accepted by the Town of Hull. Once repaired we will be happy to see the beautiful panoramic views from the “Stand for Something” Watch for our fundraising events, volunteer, make a donation today, Attend a meeting – All ideas are welcome. Your contribution will help us reach our goals. Photo by Shirley Moloney Thank you to all of our Anne Scully Senior Center Bastille Day Event Hull Boy Scouts Sign up for current news and Sponsors and Organizers Hull Board of Selectmen meeting schedules at Hull Historical Commission [email protected] John Coggins Hull Veterans Council John and MaryJane Silva La Fête Nationale Find us on Face Book Michael McDevitt Acushnet Marine Miss Peddocks Island Charter and Crew Norman Reynolds Victory Photos Pat Cannon Electric and Hull Light Co. Weinberg’s Bakery Hull, MA Page 3 Volume 1 Issue 3 Fort Revere Park and Preservation Society 2016 PO Box 963 Hull, MA 02045 Our Mission: To promote and preserve the coastal fortifications, Community Relations related facilities and history of Hull, Massachusetts, 617-270-9002 and its environs. [email protected] Our Goals: FORTREVEREPARK.ORG To support the restoration of Fort Revere Park with Working to Save Hull’s History regard for its historical significance and recreational for future generations beauty. Maintain a presence at Fort Revere Park and offer activities to the public to further promote the vital history of Fort Revere. Develop a plan to restore and Watch for future re-open the Park’s Historic Water Tower and Officers’ Quarters Museum Building. updates and events Fort Revere Park, Hull MA ~ Formerly named Fort Harbor. It was sited on one Independence and now named of the five points of the star in honor of Paul Revere, this shaped earthwork fort. Coastal Defense System was Monuments dedicated by the used to protect Boston Harbor Country of France to honor during the American Revolution the French Soldiers who through the Second World War served there sit in the closed and was listed on the National water tower’s observation Historic Register in 1975. deck and on the grounds nearby. The 8+ acre historic park holds scenic views of Boston Harbor ~Meet with the Fort Revere Islands, nature habitats and Park and Preservation Society dedications from past eras. to help protect this vital The Tower is the first history of Fort Revere that reinforced concrete water many fought so hard for and Location of Fort Independence on tower constructed in the United help preserve one of our town’s today’s grounds States and served as a lookout greatest assets platform in defense of Boston .