Setting the record straight: The Battle of Bunker Hill was on Breeds' Hill

If you are from Boston you know that the famed Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breed’s Hill -- adjacent to, but ...
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Lesson Plan: 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Historian and author James Nelson talked about the start of the American Revolutionary War. This lesson details the events of the 1775 American ...
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What was Charlestown like before it was burned down by British troops? Boston is digging to find out

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. For more than a year, Joe Bagley has been ...
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Excavations Reveal Boston Neighborhood Burned in Battle of Bunker Hill

CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS—Every American schoolchild learns of the brave stand Revolutionary War Patriots made during the 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill. Because they were low on ammunition, soldiers ...
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Boston archaeologists want to learn about residents who lost everything during the Battle of Bunker Hill

On June 17, 1775, British troops set fire to Charlestown during the Battle of Bunker Hill. The thousands of residents who called the neighborhood home lost everything. Archaeologists with the city of ...