The Bunker Hill Monument is a 221-foot granite obelisk located in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston. It stands on Breed's Hill, commemorating the Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the first major engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
This site is militarily significant as the location of the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill, a critical early engagement of the American Revolution. The monument also holds significance for communications, serving as a prominent landmark and potential visual signaling point within Boston's landscape.
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