Charlestown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

This Column Stands on Union!

Daniel Webster

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012

1. This Column Stands on Union! Marker

Inscription. In the years following the battle, this hill became sacred ground. A new patriotic spirit swept the nation in the 1820s. Americans looked to honor the sacrifice and service of their ancestors. For two decades, many men and women, led by the Bunker Hill Monument Association, worked to raise funds for a suitable memorial.

On June 17, 1843, over 100,000 people gathered here for the dedication of the Bunker Hill Monument. Statesman and orator Daniel Webster spoke to the crowd, which included John Tyler and the last living veterans of the battle.

Erected by Boston National Historical Park Charlestown Navy Yard-National Park Service US Department of the Interior.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Landmarks • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #10 John Tyler series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1800.

Location. 42° 22.588′ N, 71° 3.635′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. It is on Monument Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 21 Monument

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Sq, 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,

in New England,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Breed’s Hill (a few steps from this marker); Colonel Richard Gridley (a few steps from this marker); North-East Corner of the Redoubt (a few steps from this marker); Bunker Hill Monument (a few steps from this marker); The Decisive Day has come on which the fate of America depends... (within shouting distance of this marker); You are now my enemy and I am yours... (within shouting distance of this marker); South-East Corner of the Redoubt (within shouting distance of this marker); The Breastwork (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Also see . . . Bunker Hill Monument - National Park Service.

1830 ------1837 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012

2. 1830 ------1837

This monument was not only a symbol of national pride, but a great feat of engineering. The first commercial railway in America was built to transport granite from the quarries in Quincy, Massachusetts. A Boston ship rigger built a special hoisting apparatus to lift the five-ton blocks into place. Bunker Hill Memorial Tablets, 1890

(Submitted on October 10, 2012, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Daniel Webster at Bunker Hill by Joseph Goodhue Chandle image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012

3. Daniel Webster at Bunker Hill by Joseph Goodhue Chandle

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover New Hampshire purchased through the Julie L Whittier Fund

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012

4. 1843

View of Bunker Hill and monument, June 17, 1843 by N. Currier (Firm) The Bostonian Society 1843

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 938 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.