"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" -Colonel William Prescot
The Bunker Hill Monument commemorates the first major battle between the American colonists and British soldiers. The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 in Charlestown, Boston, MA. On the Freedom Trail, Bunker Hill Monument is 221 feet tall and made of granite. Operated by the National Parks Service, admission is free.
