What are some fun facts about the Bunker Hill Monument?

Comprised of 6,700 tons of granite, the monument is 30 feet square at the base and tapers to 15.4 square feet at the top. The Bunker Hill Monument was the nation's tallest memorial prior to the construction of the Washington Monument. It is also the first public obelisk in the country.



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Dedicated in 1843, this 221-foot obelisk commemorates the Revolution's first major battle. Members of the Bunker Hill Monument Association (BHMA) spent decades raising money to complete the construction of the Monument.

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The battle produced the American Revolution's first martyr, the charismatic Sons of Liberty leader Dr. Joseph Warren. After the battle, the British buried him in a shallow grave along with a farmer also killed in battle.

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Like the rest of old Bunker Hill, the street was demolished during an infamous pique of 1960s “slum clearance” policies that saw the entire neighborhood leveled to raw earth. The last two Victorian homes on Bunker Hill, the Salt Box, left, and the Castle, await a move in 1968.

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