Description
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.
Reason for Significance
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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Significance Details
Other Historic Places in Boston, Massachusetts:
Charles River Reservation Parkways
Area of Significance
Community Planning And Development; Conservation; Engineering; Entertainment/Recreation; Landscape Architecture; Transportation
Location
Soldiers Field, Nonantum, Leo Birmingham, Arsenal, Greenough, N. Beacon, Charles River, Norumbega, Recreation,, Boston, Massachusetts
Abbotsford
Area of Significance
Architecture
Location
300 Walnut Ave., Boston, Massachusetts
Adams-Nervine Asylum
Area of Significance
Landscape Architecture; Architecture; Social History
Location
990-1020 Centre St., Boston, Massachusetts