Bunker Hill Monument

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The Bunker Hill Monument stands tall at 221 feet. It stands on the site of the first major battle of the American Revolution, fought on Breed's Hill, June 17, 1775.

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. "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" is the legendary order attributed to Colonel William Prescott to make sure that each shot would count. The poorly trained and ill prepared colonial forces repelled two major assaults by the British Army before retreating. Almost half of the British soldiers were either killed or injured. Although the colonists lost the battle, their bravery and strong showing against the British encouraged them to fight on.

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Shawmut Inn
… across from the fleet center
four blocks from quincy market …
0.8 miles (1.3 km) from Bunker Hill Monument

Hampton Inn Boston Cambridge
… mit are within two miles for the hotel.
Logan international airport is four miles away, …
0.9 miles (1.4 km) from Bunker Hill Monument
 

The Bulfinch Hotel
… two blocks from north station and haymarket
train station three blocks …
0.9 miles (1.4 km) from Bunker Hill Monument

The Onyx Hotel - A Kimpton Hotel
… garden. Access to the Hotel is available from
north station, two blocks from the Hotel. …
0.9 miles (1.4 km) from Bunker Hill Monument

Hotel Marlowe - A Kimpton Hotel
… from boston. Harvard square, boston common, faneuil hall
and the paul revere house are within …
1 mile (1.5 km) from Bunker Hill Monument

Distances are calculated as the crow flies, and are provided as an aid in planning only.

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