In Charlestown, Henry Knox and his men, we celebrated that recently dragged the artillery all the way from New York across Massachusetts to Dorchester Heights. George Washington and the Continental army fortified South Boston and drove those British troops out. These are just some of the many stories of Massachusetts experience during the Revolution. And importantly, they are how this nation began. (11:28–11:36)
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