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The story behind the Bunker Hill Monument

Hundreds will march in the Bunker Hill Parade this weekend, commemorating the first major battle of the Revolutionary War. One of the longest-standing parades in the United States, the event honors ...
The Boston Globe

Secretary Galvin, Park Service announce Battle of Bunker Hill 250th anniversary events

CHARLESTOWN — Under a clear blue sky at the base of the Bunker Hill Monument Tuesday, Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin joined National Park Service officials to announce additions to ...

Archaeologists uncover musket balls, fortifications from the Battle of Bunker Hill

Archaeologists digging at Boston’s Bunker Hill Monument have uncovered musket balls, gun flints and the remains of a ...
The Boston Globe

For Bunker Hill descendants, the battle never fades

Matt Woodfin, a 32-year-old Charlestown resident, slowly pulled a thin blade of fine steel from its two-century-old ornamental scabbard, tracing the carefully engraved name of his seventh great-uncle ...
NPR

The 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jonathan Lane, of the consortium Revolution 250, about why the Battle of Bunker Hill won't be reenacted at Bunker Hill to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. June ...