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Hull park is high point for fun - Fort Revere offers families movies and more
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Boston Globe - Boston, Mass.
Author: Amy van Aaram Globe Correspondent - Amy van Aarem is a freelance writer in Hingham.
Date: Jul 5, 2007
Start Page: 9
Section: South
Text Word Count: 796
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Situated atop Telegraph Hill, Fort Revere is one of the highest points on Hull's peninsula. It is anchored by the water tower, 56 feet from the ground to the observation deck, with a 360-degree view of the Massachusetts coastline from Cape Ann to Provincetown. Even standing at the base of the tower offers a panoramic view of Boston Harbor, Brewster Islands, Boston Light, and the Boston skyline.

"Most movies are second-run box office hits; all are family friendly. The movie truck pulls up in the middle of the field - families spread out their blankets and picnic baskets - and the preservation society sells drinks and snacks," says [Matt Tobin].

"By 1947, the military started to decommission most of the coastal defense systems," says Tobin. The fort remained vacant for a long time, until the town decided to formally turn it into a park. "There was a big push in '76, in concert with the bicentennial celebrations, for the town to restore the site," says Tobin. That was when the amphitheaters were installed inside the batteries to accommodate the festivities being held in the park.

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