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South-East Corner of the Redoubt

 
 
South-East Corner of the Redoubt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009
1. South-East Corner of the Redoubt Marker
Inscription.
South-East Corner
of the
Redoubt
Thrown up on the Night
of the Sixteenth of June
1775

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and CastlesMilitaryNotable PlacesWar, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
 
Location. 42° 22.574′ N, 71° 3.635′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. It can be reached from Monument Square 0 miles north of Monument Avenue, on the left. This historical marker is located at the National Park Service's Bunker Hill Monument site. To view this historical marker one needs to go to the base of the Bunker Hill Monument and then look to the area immediately to the east of the monument, at ground level. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Charlestown MA 02129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bunker Hill Monument (a few steps from this marker); The Decisive Day has come on which the fate of America depends... (a few steps from this marker); You are now my enemy and I am yours... (a few steps from this marker); This Column Stands on Union! (within shouting distance of this marker); Breed’s Hill (within shouting
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distance of this marker); Colonel Richard Gridley (within shouting distance of this marker); Connecticut Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); North-East Corner of the Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.
 
South-East Corner of the Redoubt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009
2. South-East Corner of the Redoubt Marker
View of historical marker situated at ground level, at the base of the Bunker Hill Monument, along the walkway heading east from the monument.
South-East Corner of the Redoubt Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009
3. South-East Corner of the Redoubt Marker
View of historical marker located at ground level, along the walkway heading east from the Bunker Hill Monument.
Bunker Hill Monument image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Dale K. Benington, August 1, 2009
4. Bunker Hill Monument
This historical marker is located at ground level, to the east (to the right of this picture) of the base of the Bunker Hill Monument.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 6, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,539 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 6, 2009, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.
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