Bunker Hill Monument Association

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Organized 1823 for the purpose of building a monument commemorating the Battle of Bunker Hill.

From the description of Certificate, 1824. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70926774

Incorporated in 1823 for the purpose of purchasing the battlegrounds of June 17, 1775 and constructing on the site a suitable memorial; the association maintained the monument and grounds until 1919 when it was turned over to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; in 1976 the Bunker Hill Monument was transferred to the National Park Service and became a unit of Boston National Historical Park.

From the description of Bunker Hill Monument Association records, 1824-1925 (bulk 1857-1916). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71208710

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Bunker Hill Monument Association. Hyde Park, Mass., statues and memorials collection, [18--]-[ongoing]. Hyde Park Historical Society (Massachusetts)
referencedIn Warren, George Washington, 1813-1883. Scrapbook of newspaper clippings on the Bunker Hill Monument (Charlestown, Boston, Mass.), 1829-1892. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Bunker Hill Monument Association. Certificate, 1824. Wintrop Public Library & Museum
creatorOf Chase, Elizabeth A. Letter to the Secretary of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, 1920 June 17. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Edes, Henry Herbert, 1849-1922. Henry Herbert Edes collection, 1642-1914. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Rogers Memorial Collection: Pamphlets, 1853-1936. Houghton Library
creatorOf Hodgon, Edyth Brown. Edyth Brown Hodgon letter to the Bunker Hill Monument Association [manuscript], circa 19197. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Papers of Professor Henry William Wilder Foote and Family, 1714-1959 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Walter, Cornelia W. (Cornelia Wells), 1815-1898. Letter to George W. Warren, [1877?] March 15. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Wesson, William Brigham, 1777-1836. William B. Wesson papers, 1805-1827 Detroit Public Library, Detroit Main Library
creatorOf Willard, S. (Solomon), 1783-1861. Papers, 1823-1844. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Papers, 1863-1961. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983. American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Bunker Hill Monument Association. Bunker Hill Monument Association records, 1824-1925 (bulk 1857-1916). Boston National Historical Park
creatorOf Bunker Hill Monument Association. Correspondence, 1919-1924. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Russell, Nathaniel Pope, 1779-1848. Account books, 1805-1848. Gadsden Public Library
referencedIn Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe additional papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Morse, Hazen. Bill, 1825 June 16, for $131.00 for engraved silver plate for the cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Warren, George Washington, 1813-1883. Correspondence, 1781-1910 (inclusive), 1846-1882 (bulk). Houghton Library
creatorOf Munroe family. Families: Munroe collection, 1702-1929. Lexington Historical Society
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Relation Name
associatedWith Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 person
associatedWith Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 person
associatedWith Boston National Historical Park (Boston, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Chase, Elizabeth A. person
associatedWith Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 person
associatedWith Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899 person
associatedWith Cuvier, Georges, Baron, 1769-1832 person
associatedWith Darlington, William, 1782-1863 person
associatedWith Edes, Henry Herbert, 1849-1922. person
associatedWith Edison, Thomas A., (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 person
associatedWith Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 person
associatedWith Eliot, Samuel A. (Samuel Atkins), 1862-1950 person
associatedWith Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 person
associatedWith Fitch, John person
associatedWith Genth, F. A., (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893 person
associatedWith Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 person
associatedWith Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 person
associatedWith Harding, Warren G. person
associatedWith Hodgon, Edyth Brown. person
correspondedWith Howe, M. A. De Wolfe (Mark Antony De Wolfe), 1864-1960 person
associatedWith Lord, Arthur, 1850-1927. person
associatedWith Morse, Hazen. person
associatedWith Munroe family. family
associatedWith Newcomb, Simon person
associatedWith Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 person
associatedWith Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 person
associatedWith Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 person
associatedWith Rogers, Henry Munroe, 1839-1937 person
associatedWith Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 person
associatedWith Russell, Nathaniel Pope, 1779-1848. person
associatedWith Sale, John, 1757-1834. person
associatedWith Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 person
associatedWith Seybert, Adam, 1773-1825 person
associatedWith Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 person
associatedWith Stevens, Henry person
associatedWith Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 person
associatedWith Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 person
associatedWith Walter, Cornelia W. (Cornelia Wells), 1815-1898. person
associatedWith Warren, George Washington, 1813-1883. person
associatedWith Warren, John Collins, 1842-1927. person
associatedWith Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865 person
associatedWith Wayne, Anthony person
associatedWith Wesson, William Brigham, 1777-1836 person
associatedWith Willard, S. (Solomon), 1783-1861. person
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Massachusetts--Boston
Massachusetts
Massachusetts
United States
Massachusetts--Boston
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Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)
Historical markers
Historic sites
Patriotic societies
Soldiers' monuments
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