Bunker hill monument

The giant, granite obelisk that soars above the city of Boston isn’t the oldest monument in the United States. It isn’t the tallest, the most technically impressive, or the most frequently visited.

Battle of Bunker Hill National Historic Site on Breed's Hill in Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) on the site of the Revolutionary War Battle. The monument was erected in 1842. The statue commemorates Colonel William Prescott, a colonial militia leader.

Bunker Hill Monument, sunrise, Charlestown. Boston, Massachussets, USA

– I can hear them. Their shrieks and cries reverberate against the stone walls. They are far enough away that their wails are less ear piercing than normal – I wince at them, but the noise alone is not enough to render me immobile (as I know it can in closer proximities). Occasionally, I hear…

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Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, MA

Battle of Bunker Hill. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle, and was the original objective of both the colonial and British troops, though the vast majority of combat took place on Breed's Hill.

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117 likes, 4 comments - bankable on August 28, 2015: ""Bunker Hill Monument" is a 221-foot granite obelisk in Boston that marks the site of "Battle of Bunker Hill", the first major battle of the American Revolution (American Revolutionary War) in 1775. "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" is the legendary order attributed to Colonel William Prescott to make sure that each shot would count. The first monument on the site was an 18-foot wooden pillar with a gilt urn erected in…

The Battle of Bunker Hill, which was primarily fought on nearby Breed’s Hill, was the first major head-to-head battle of the American Revolution. Today you can still visit the legendary site, which is now completely surrounded by the city of Charlestown. But despite the passage of time, historic Charlestown and Americans from near and far...