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	Bunker Hill Boston -- A Site on a Revolutionary War Road Trip on US Route 20
		Bunker Hill was a larger, more dominant hill in Charlestown, but the Americans decided to fortify Breed’s Hill instead.
		Bunker Hill was a costly victory for the British.
		The Bunker Hill Monument Association was incorporated in 1823 for the purpose of purchasing the battlegrounds and constructing on the site a suitable memorial.
	www.revolutionaryday.com /usroute20/bunkerhill/default.htm (1591 words)

	Bunker Hill Monument - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The monument was erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major conflict between British and Patriot forces in the Revolutionary War, fought there June 17, 1775.
		The first monument at the site was created in memory of mason and fallen Bunker Hill hero Joseph Warren in 1794 by King Solomon's Lodge of Masons and was initially an 18 foot (5 m) wooden pillar topped with a gilt urn.
		An exhibit lodge built adjacent to the monument in the late 19th century houses a statue of Warren and a diorama of the battle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bunker_Hill_Monument (747 words)

	Bunker Hill History
		According to Henry Bunker III, at least two versions of the flag used by the American patriots in the battle of Bunker Hill are depicted in paintings made long after the battle.
		This flag, with the addition of a green pine tree in the upper inner quarter of the union, was carried at the battle of Bunker Hill as depicted in early paintings.
		The Bunker Hill monument on Breed's Hill is still an important part of the Boston skyline.
	www.bunkerfamilyassn.org /bunker_hill.html (472 words)

	Mass Moments: Bostonians Lay Cornerstone for Bunker Hill Monument
		The Bunker Hill Monument is part of Boston National Historical Park and a stop on the Freedom Trail.
		The Battle of Bunker Hill — a misnomer, since the battle actually occurred on nearby Breed's Hill — was the opening salvo in the American Revolution.
		A recent study of Irish immigrants and Bunker Hill Day concluded that "for the Irish-Americans, Bunker Hill Day was a celebration of the neighborhood called Charlestown, its people and their heritage, as well as the glory of their adopted nation." The City of Boston observes Bunker Hill Day as a legal holiday.
	www.massmoments.org /moment.cfm?mid=177 (1036 words)

	Freedom Trail-Bunker Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The battle is popularly known as "The Battle of Bunker Hill" although most of the fighting actually took place on Breed's Hill, the site of the existing monument and exhibit lodge.
		The first monument on the site was an 18-foot wooden pillar with a gilt urn erected in 1794 by King Solomon's Lodge of Masons to honor fallen patriot and mason, Dr. Joseph Warren.
		The existing monument was finally completed in 1842 and dedicated on June 17, 1843, in a major national ceremony.
	www.nps.gov /bost/Bunker_Hill.htm (354 words)

	Bunker Hill Monument Boston
		The Bunker Hill Monument, stands in the center of Monument Square, on Breed’s Hill, where the barricade was thrown up by the Americans on the night before the historic battle.
		The monument is 30 feet square at the base, and gradually tapers to 15 2/5 feet at the apex.
		PLEASE NOTE the Bunker Hill Monument is under renovation and is closed to the public until September 2006.
	www.celebrateboston.com /sites/bunkerhill.htm (320 words)

	Battle of Bunker Hill - MSN Encarta
		Battle of Bunker Hill, first large-scale engagement of the American Revolution, fought on June 17, 1775, in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Massachusetts.
		At issue in the battle was possession of Bunker Hill (34 m/110 ft) and Breed's Hill (23 m/75 ft), adjoining heights dominating Boston Harbor.
		An obelisk, the Bunker Hill Monument, stands on Breed's Hill in commemoration of the battle.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761553345/Battle_of_Bunker_Hill.html (393 words)

	Our National Parks Student Journalism Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		To commemorate the bravery of the colonial soldiers, the Bunker Hill monument was erected in 1843, a project initiated by the Bunker Hill Monument Association.
		The Bunker Hill Monument is one of Charlestown's most popular sites, serving as a memorial to the bravery and determination of the American colonists who died there fighting for their freedom (Photo by Christine Dominguez).
		The monument will be repointed, a process that hasn’t been done since its construction in 1843, and a new outdoor lighting system similar to that of the Washington Monument will be installed.
	com.miami.edu /parks/bosbunkerhill.htm (1051 words)

	THE BUNKER HILL MONUMENT FIGURALS:
		In the monument the pattern of stones laid is basically in courses of three horizontal rectangular stones and five, including horizontals and squares.
		In the monument the squares are at the end, but in the middle is a square with a rectangle on each side.
		On the monument the stones are laid with as relatively smooth surface.
	www.glswrk-auction.com /039d.htm (4415 words)

	City of Boston
		The Bunker Hill Monument stands tall at 221 feet.
		Important to the British occupation of Boston was control of the high ground near the harbor.
		When colonial forces chose to fortify Charlestown, they bypassed the more dominant "Bunker Hill" and dug in on Breed's Hill which was lower and closer to the water.
	www.cityofboston.gov /freedomtrail/bunkerhill.asp (192 words)

	LAX Parking and Bunker Hill
		The monument at Bunker Hill is a place the entire family can enjoy LAX parking users and even the not-so-keen historians among you are sure to have a good time.
		The Bunker Hill Monument Association was formed in 123 by a group of devoted citizens and their desire was to create a more permanent monument to mark the place of this epic battle.
		A visit to the Bunker Hill monument is sure to be a fulfilling; enriching learning experience the whole family can come away from.
	www.johnnyparklax.com /bunker-hill.php (634 words)

	Bunker Hill Monument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Monument-Grade 3 The Battle of Bunker Hill Patriots vs.
		Monument Tall as a mountain, Gray as a bad day, Cold as ice, But the sun shines bright.
		The Bunker Hill Monument Is remembered For the battle And the words "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."
	www.charlestownlacrosse.com /kids/bh.html (112 words)

	Remarks - Bunker Hill (by Bill Nye)
		Bunker Hill monument is a great success as a monument, and the view from its summit is said to be well worth the price of admission.
		Bunker Hill monument is 221 feet in height, and has been entirely paid for.
		Bunker Hill is dear to every American heart, and there are none of us who would not have cheerfully gone into the battle then if we had known about it in time.
	www.authorama.com /remarks-49.html (1104 words)

	How to Celebrate Bunker Hill Day - eHow.com
		Bunker Hill Day, on June 17, is a legal holiday in Boston and surrounding Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
		STEP 1: Visit the Bunker Hill Monument and the adjacent museum, which tells the story of the battle and the subsequent war.
		Walk up the Bunker Hill monument, it is closed this year (2006) for repair.
	www.ehow.com /how_10196_celebrate-bunker-hill.html (361 words)

	The Battle of Bunker Hill--Visual 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Painting 1 is an 1898 painting of the British redcoats advancing in a frontal assault up Breed's Hill toward the redoubt.
		Identify details of the scene that would have affected the soldiers' progress as they marched up the hill shoulder to shoulder.
		You can obtain a high quality version of the painting, but be aware that the file will take as much as two minutes to load with a 28.8K modem.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/42bunker/42visual2.htm (126 words)

	The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War
		It was in June 1775 that the pentup anger and hatred between the British and many American colonists exploded into brutal fury at the top of this hill, while the nearby town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, burned from redhot cannon balls fired by British warships into its wooden buildings.
		This Revolutionary War battle, which was supposed to have been fought on Bunker Hill, but which in fact took place on nearby Breed’s Hill, gained the British a narrow victory.
		Now often dotted by school groups eating lunch or resting after they have climbed the 294 steps to the top of the 221foot monument, the battleground continues to evoke a sense of wonder at the story of one of the bloodiest battles of the Revolutionary War.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/42bunker/42bunker.htm (224 words)

	Bunker Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		For those who follow the history of the Revolutionary War, one of the first things you learn is that the battle did not occur on Bunker, or more properly, Bunker's Hill, but rather on Breed's Hill, which was adjacent to Bunker's Hill.
		Since June 17, 1775, a number of ancestors have been associated with the Battle of Bunker Hill and the ensuing erection of the nation's first war memorial, The Bunker Hill Monument.
		Rather than rehash the stories of the battle and the history of the monument and its construction, I am going to provide links to a number of sources, some of them perhaps with a New Hampshire bent, since we have lived in the Granite State for a good number of years.
	home.comcast.net /~dondillaby/bunker_hill.html (372 words)

	The Concord Fight Monument on Monument Square...Now Gone
		This is the 1838 Monument at the North Bridge which followed the short-lived monument on the town square.
		The association deemed it important that the corner stones should be laid on the fiftieth anniversaries of the great events which these monuments were intended to commemorate.
		A large number of the citizens of Concord disapproved of the selection of the site for the monument, being (on the square, about five feet east of the liberty pole,) nearly half a mile from the North Bridge, where the "Concord Fight" occurred.
	www.concordma.com /magazine/janfeb00/othermonument.html (442 words)

	Bunker Hill Monument - Boston's Freedom Trail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The monument, a 221-foot granite obelisk, was dedicated in 1843.
		There is a lodge at the base of the monument which offers visitor information and exhibits about the battle.
		To go to the U.S.S. Constitution leave Monument Square and follow The Trail south to Adams Street and the Charlestown Navy Yard.
	bizkard.com /freedom/bunkerhill/index.shtml (122 words)

	BunkerHillTablets
		The Bunker Hill Memorial Tablets at the entranceway to the Winthrop Square Park
		In Winthrop Square, just down the street from the Bunker Hill Monument, the Bunker Hill Memorial Tablets were unveiled on June 17, 1889, listing the names of the 140 men who died at Bunker Hill in 1775.
		Also in the Square is the Charlestown Civil War Monument created by Martin and Joseph Milmore, two brothers from County Sligo who emigrated to Boston in 1851 with their widowed mother.
	www.irishheritagetrail.com /bunkerhilltablets.htm (131 words)

	The Decisive Day is Come: The Battle of Bunker Hill \| Introduction
		Visitors may climb the monument daily for a view of the surrounding area.
		For information on the Bunker Hill Monument, please visit the websites for Charlestown, Massachusetts, and the Boston Freedom Trail.
		While the exhibit includes well-known documents such as Abigail Adams's letter to her husband John, quoted above, there also are letters and journals of American and British soldiers, including ordinary soldiers in the ranks, as well as civilian observers who lived in the Boston area.
	www.masshist.org /bh (272 words)

	Boston MA : BUNKER HILL MONUMENT, at www.ebpm.com
		1) Caption reads: This is a monument commorating one of the greatest battles in Colonial times, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and was the first real battle fought by the English and Revolutionary forces, June 17, 1775.
		Although the Revolutionists were forced to retreat, it was really considered a victory for them, as they were compelled to retreat on account of lack of ammunition, but soon after this battle, the English evacuated Boston.
		Caption reads: Bunker Hill Monument occupies the site of the old redoubt at Breed's Hill and commemorates the eventful battle fought on that spot June 17th, 1775.
	www.ebpm.com /bost/regpix/glry_bost_bunk.html (220 words)

	Bunker Hill Monument - Shopping.com
		Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Boston, MA by James Lemass...
		Prescott Statue and Bunker Hill Monument, Monument Square, Boston,...
		Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, MA by Kindra Clineff Photographic Print...
	www.shopping.com /xGS-Bunker_Hill_Monument (404 words)

	Random Facts about the Bunker Hill Monument (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The monument is a square shaft, built of Quincy granite, 221 feet high, 31 feet square at the base and 15 at the top.
		The corner-stone of the monument was laid on the fiftieth anniversary of the battle, June 17, 1825, by Lafayette, who was then visiting America, when Webster pronounced the oration.
		The monument was completed, and June 17, 1843, was dedicated, Webster again delivering the oration.
	www.facts-about.org.uk /random-facts-about-bunker-hill-monument.htm (415 words)

	Battle Of Bunker Hill (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		By Rob H. and Sam M. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place in 1775 on June 17, near the city of Boston.
		The battle was fought by the Americans and by the British troops.
		An obelisk the Bunker Hill monument still stands on Breed's Hill in commemoration of the battle.
	russell.gresham.k12.or.us /Colonial_America/Battle_Of_Bunker_Hill.html (188 words)

	Bunker Hill Monument \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Boston \| Frommers.com
		The 221-foot granite obelisk honors the memory of the colonists who died in the Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775.
		The rebels lost the battle, but nearly half the British troops were killed or wounded, a loss that contributed to the redcoats' decision to abandon Boston 9 months later.
		The ranger-staffed lodge at the base of the monument holds dioramas and exhibits.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/boston/A29771.html (252 words)

	Bunker Hill Weekend \| Boston Central
		From 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, 18th-century historic drills and military maneuvers, field music, children's activities, and crafts demonstrations are part of the Bunker Hill Celebration Kick-Off.
		The parade begins at the intersection of Vine and Bunker Hill Street (Tobin Bridge end) and ends at the training field on Winthrop Square; it takes place rain or shine.
		As part of the Bunker Hill Day Celebration, visit the Bunker Hill Monument and hear an historical talk about the famous battle, given by National Park Service rangers.
	www.bostoncentral.com /events/upcoming/p1166.php (431 words)

	NOBLE Web: Bunker Hill Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We Are at War -- One a series of lesson plans called "Teaching with Historic Places" from the National Park Service
		The Battle of Bunker Hill -- American Heritage, May/Jun2000.
		"View of The Attack on Bunker's Hill, with the Burning of Charles Town, June 17, 1775.
	www.noblenet.org /year/bunkerhill.html (209 words)

	Bunker Hill Monument - Charlestown, MA, 02129 - Citysearch
		Bunker Hill, the first battle of the Revolutionary War after Lexington and Concord, was an American defeat.
		Bunker Hill took 17 years to build and was an engineering marvel of its time, but it will only take you an hour or so to check out.
		There's a notably dated multimedia presentation in the lonely Bunker Hill Pavilion a few blocks away, near the U.S.S. Constitution in the Charlestown Navy Yard.
	www.citysearch.com /profile/4739941 (269 words)

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