GENERAL HENRY KNOX WAR MEMORIAL OTIS

IN AN AMAZING FEAT OF LOGISTICS GENERAL HENRY KNOX WAS ABLE TO TRANSPORT CANNONS CAPTURED AT FORT TICONDEROGA AND FORT CROWN POINT IN NEW YORK TO GENERAL WASHINGTON IN CAMBRIDGE, MA DURING WINTER, A DISTANCE OF 300 MILES. THE CANNONS WERE POSITIONED AT DORCHESTER HEIGHTS OVERLOOKING BOSTON AND THREATENED THE BRITISH FLEET. AS A RESULT, THE BRITISH EVACUATED THE CITY AND WITHDREW TO HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. THERE ARE 26 GENERAL HENRY KNOX TRAIL MEMORIALS IN MASSACHUSETTS AND 30 IN NEW YORK STATE FOR A GRAND TOTAL OF 56. TO DISTINGUISH EACH MEMORIAL THE REGISTRY WILL PLACE THE NAME OF THE CITY AT THE END OF THE MEMORIAL TITLE.