When colonial-era reenactors gather in June to mark the 250th anniversary of one of the American Revolution’s most significant battles, it won’t be near the site of the original battle in Boston. But ...

Over a thousand colonials marched east from Cambridge with orders to fortify Bunker Hill, a 110-foot rise on the Charlestown peninsula jutting into Boston Harbor. But the Americans bypassed Bunker ...

As the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution begins next year, hundreds of history buffs will reenact the Battle of Bunker Hill in Gloucester instead of the Charlestown battlefield where ...

Exhibits explain the Battle of Bunker Hill, the construction of the monument, and the history of Charlestown. Free tickets are required to climb the monument and you can also pick them up at the ...

After discovering a personal connection to Old North Church, Harry Bukeley donated a historic 300-year-old Bible.

Newly released watercolor stamps from the USPS commemorate the 250th anniversary of the battles of Lexington, Concord and ...

A new set of stamps honors five pivotal American Revolution battlefields across the Northeast as the US prepares for its ...

Though defeated at Bunker Hill, American revolutionaries proved at the June 17, 1775, battle in Charlestown that they could go toe-to-toe with the professional British Army. The British victory ...