Bunker Hill Day
Bunker Hill Day
Although the Americans were driven from their fortification and lost some 450 men, the battle boosted their confidence and has always been looked upon as one of the great heroic battles of the American Revolution. A 221-foot granite obelisk in Charlestown, just north of Boston, marks the site of the battle on Breed's Hill, which itself is only 87 feet high. This day is sometimes referred to as Boston's Fourth of July .
Boston National Historic Park
Charlestown Navy Yard
Downtown Visitor Ctr.
Boston, MA 02129
617-242-5642; fax: 617-242-6006
www.nps.gov
The Freedom Trail Foundation
99 Chauncy St., Ste. 401
Boston, MA 02111
617-357-8300; fax: 617-357-8303
www.thefreedomtrail.org
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AnnivHol-2000, p. 101
BkDays-1864, vol. I, p. 790
DictDays-1988, p. 16