Last updated: May 21, 2024
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Bunker Hill: Ongoing Legacies
This article is part of the online feature "Bunker Hill Memory."
As the United States moved into its second century as a nation, the memory of the American Revolution and the meanings of the Bunker Hill Monument continued to evolve.
Over the years, the Monument has served a variety of purposes. Its meanings are constantly shaped and re-interpreted by communities. As historian Sarah J. Purcell stated, “Even if the pile of stone remains over the years, aspects of its meaning are constantly being renegotiated by those who observe and use it.”
Now stewarded by the National Park Service, this space belongs to everyone. Each of us has the opportunity to reflect on its history and decide what it represents to us.
Explore this final set of quotes to see how community members have continued to use the Monument and its memory for their own causes over the years.
As you reach the end of this exhibit, consider the ever-evolving memory of the Bunker Hill Monument. What does this monument mean to you?
Women Workers at the Boston Navy Yard during World War I
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Ongoing Legacies: WWI Women Workers Quote
Quote from The Boston Post, June 17, 1918.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Ongoing Legacies: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Quote
Quote from Franklin Delano Roosevelt, "Radio Address Announcing an Unlimited National Emergency," May 27, 1941.
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
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Ongoing Legacies: Vietnam Veterans Against the War Quote
Arthur Johnson & Bestor Cram, The Boston Globe, May 23, 1971.
Bunker Hill Monument Projection
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Ongoing Legacies: Bunker Hill Monument Projection
Quote from a Charlestown mother interviewed for the projection, 1998.