[Rarebooks] FS: 1864 Bunker Hill Visitor's Guide

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: The Stranger's Guide: or Explanations of the Locations, Objects, 
etc. as seen from the Bunker Hill Monument (cover title: Bunker Hill 
Guide. For the use of Strangers visiting the Monument.)

Charlestown; printed for J.B. Goodnow in 1864.

DISCUSSION: A handy guide which was first published at least as early as 
1848. The text begins with descriptions of the views to the East, South, 
West, and North, then describes the Battle of Bunker Hill, the 
construction of the monument, and the inscription on the monument. The 
Bunker Hill Monument was built to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill 
(you might already have guessed that). It stands 221 feet high and was 
made from granite quarried in nearby Quincy, with construction taking 
from 1827 to 1843. it is, somewhat famously, not actually on Bunker 
Hill, but on nearby Breed's Hill, but that's ok, because the Battle of 
Bunker Hill mostly took place on Breed's Hill as well. Although the 
Monument Association had originally purchased most of the battlefield 
site, by 1838 fundraising was lagging and they were forced to sell off 
everything for house lots except the hill's summit in order to pay for 
the monument's completion.

DESCRIPTION: Softcover. 3.5"x4.75", 15 pages.

CONDITION NOTES: The covers have some wear and soil. The  interior has 
some minor soil and spotting.

PRICE: $125-

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