![]() ![]() 3Īt this time, British commander General Gage removed the beacon from Beacon Hill. During the Siege of Boston, 1775-1776, the British military took over this house and used it as their headquarters. 2 Following his death, and that of his widow, this mansion became the home of his nephew, the merchant and patriot leader John Hancock. Thomas Hancock, a wealthy merchant, built the first home on Beacon Hill in 1737. From that day forth, the area became known as Beacon Hill. 1 In 1635, these early English settlers erected a tall wooden beacon atop the hill to warn the countryside of any danger, attack, or outbreak. The colonists referred to this area as the Tri-mountain, or Tra-mount or Tre-mount. When the first European colonists settled in Boston in the 1620s, the area of the city we now know as Beacon Hill comprised of three peaks. ![]()
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