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Boston, Massachusetts
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The monument is located on Breed's Hill, where most of the fighting during the Battle of Bunker Hill actually took place.
Visitors can climb 294 steps to enjoy panoramic views of Boston from the top of the monument.
The monument is made of quarried granite from nearby Quincy, Massachusetts.
The construction of the monument was completed in 1843, nearly 70 years after the battle it commemorates.
The cornerstone was laid by the Marquis de Lafayette, a key figure in both the American and French Revolutions, in 1825.
Standing at 221 feet, the monument was the tallest structure in the United States until the Washington Monument was completed.
It commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War, fought on June 17, 1775.
