1842 Charlestown manuscript land document concerning two lots & houses. One Tract of land is "Situated on Bunker Hill."
Charlestown, Mass: n.p., 1842.
Manuscript. Paper. Manuscript document. Approx. 8" x 10". 4 pages. Land transaction recorded on page 1. Page 2 and 3 are blank. Back page has a brief record of the transaction. Both parcels of land were conveyed to Tho. Browne April 6, 1839 and the second tract October 30, 1832. The second tract gives measurements and location information for the property "Situated on Bunker Hill." Written on the back page - "J Browne Jr. to Thos Browne Oct. 3 1842 2 Lots & Houses in Charlestown." Very good. Item #26139
From wikipedia:
From wikipedia: The Bunker Hill Monument is a monument erected at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston, Massachusetts, which was among the first major battles between British and Patriot forces in the American Revolutionary War. The 221-foot (67 m) granite obelisk was erected between 1825 and 1843 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, with granite from nearby Quincy conveyed to the site via the purpose-built Granite Railway, followed by a trip by barge. There are 294 steps to the top.
The monument is not on Bunker Hill, but instead on Breed's Hill, where most of the fighting in the misnamed Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place. The Monument Association, which had purchased the battlefield site, was forced to sell off all but the hill's summit in order to complete the monument.
The hill is about 62 feet (19 m) high, and is topped by Monument Square, site of the Bunker Hill Monument. The hill slopes fairly steeply to the east and west. In addition to its historic sites and tourist-oriented facilities, the hill is the site of a great deal of residential property, as well as supporting municipal and retail infrastructure. It is about 700 yards (640 m) from Bunker Hill.[5].
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