William Prescott
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William Prescott was an American officer in the Revolutionary War best known for his service at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Statue of Colonel William Prescott in Charlestown, Massachusetts
Colonel William Prescott's House (looking NW) in Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Photographed on June 18, 1941.
John Trumbull's Surrender of General Burgoyne. Prescott stands right of center wearing all brown, just behind Captain Morgan in white
Col. Prescott's statue at Bunker Hill in Charlestown
Prescott, Massachusetts
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Prescott was a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It was incorporated in 1822 from portions of Pelham and New Salem, and was partially built on Equivalent Lands. It was named in h
William Prescott
…Offered a British Army officer's commission for his service in that war, he refused it and returned to managing his farm. The now-disincorporated town of Prescott, Massachusetts, was named after him. He was the father of future Massachusetts senator William Prescott Jr., who fought with him at the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was…
"Old Prescott Town Hall"
The former First Congregational Church of Prescott; built in 1846, it was purchased by silk magnate Joseph Skinner who moved it to South Hadley in 1930; it now houses the Joseph Allen Skinner Museum
Grange Hall in February 1928
Old town line sign between New Salem and Prescott