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  • New Bunker Hill Climbing Pass

    From April 8 to June 30, for safe occupancy requirements, all visitors who climb the Bunker Hill Monument must first obtain a free climbing pass from the Bunker Hill Museum at 43 Monument Square. For groups of 10 or more, please call 617-242-5689.

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March 02, 2012
The National Park Service Visitation Benefits Local Economy
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 3.2 million visitors in 2010 spent $93,586,000 in Boston National Historical Park, Boston African American National Historic Site, and in communities near the parks. That spending supported 1,212 jobs in the local area.

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April 2, 2011:

Booksigning: Civil War as Revolution: Revolution as Civil War.

April 2, 2011:

12th Annual Paul Revere Row - April 17th

March 23, 2011:

Community Meeting for Bunker Hill Monument Rehabilitation March 30

Did You Know?

Lucy Stone

The request to reserve Faneuil Hall on December 16, 1873, identified the event as a celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. In truth, Suffragette Lucy Stone held the first women's suffragette meeting in the "Cradle of Liberty." She surprised many with her real agenda that day.