This is the site of the famous battle at which Colonel William Prescott of the Continental Army is said to have ordered, "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes." Perhaps they should have fired sooner, because the British won the battle, the second of the Revolutionary War. Nevertheless, the engagement showed that the patriots could go musket-to-musket with the British and inflict heavy damage. A 221-ft/67-m granite obelisk commemorates that historic event, and you can climb stairs to the top. Daily 9 am-4:30 pm. Free admission and park ranger talks. Monument Square (North Station T stop on the Green Line and follow the Freedom Trail over the Charlestown Bridge, or Community College T stop on the Orange Line), Charlestown. Phone 617-242-5641. http://www.nps.gov/bost/historyculture/bhm.htm.
