Bunker Hill
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Bunker Hill may refer to:
Bunker Hill is also the name of several other places in the United States:
Bunker Hill may also refer to:
- A hill in Charlestown, MassachusettsCharlestown, MassachusettsCharlestown is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, and is located on a peninsula north of downtown Boston. Charlestown was originally a separate town and the first capital of the Massachusetts Bay Colony; it became a city in 1847 and was annexed by Boston on January 5, 1874...
- Battle of Bunker HillBattle of Bunker HillThe Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War...
, a battle American Revolutionary War fought near (not on) the hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts - Several American ships named after the Battle of Bunker Hill, including:
- USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)USS Bunker Hill was one of 24 s built during World War II for the United States Navy. The ship, the second US Navy ship to bear the name, was named for the Battle of Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill was commissioned in May 1943, and served in several campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations, earning...
, an Essex Class aircraft carrier - USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)USS Bunker Hill is a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser laid down by Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, Mississippi on 11 January 1984, launched on 11 March 1985 and commissioned on 20 September 1986...
, a Ticonderoga class cruiser
- USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
- Bunker Hill MonumentBunker Hill Monument-External links:****: cultural context**...
, erected to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill - Bunker Hill Community CollegeBunker Hill Community CollegeBunker Hill Community College is a two-year community college located in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts. It is an urban campus with over 10,000 students. Six in ten students are people of color and more than half of all students are women. There are 650 international students attending BHCC;...
, a two-year college in Charlestown, Massachusetts
- Battle of Bunker Hill
- The Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting ComplexBunker Hill Mine and Smelting ComplexThe Bunker Hill Mine and Smelting Complex , was a large smelter located in Kellogg, Idaho. When built, it was the largest smelting facility in the world....
-- at one time the largest ore smelter in the world, and now a SuperfundSuperfundSuperfund is the common name for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 , a United States federal law designed to clean up sites contaminated with hazardous substances...
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Bunker Hill is also the name of several other places in the United States:
- Bunker Hill, Los Angeles, CaliforniaBunker Hill, Los Angeles, CaliforniaBunker Hill, in the downtown area of Los Angeles, California, is a short, developed hill with its peak located roughly around 3rd Street. It is located directly east of the Harbor Freeway...
, a district in downtown Los Angeles - Bunker Hill, IllinoisBunker Hill, IllinoisBunker Hill is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,801 at the 2000 census.-Settlement:The original inhabitants of the Bunker Hill area were members of the Peoria, Kickapoo, and Winnebago Indian tribes. As pioneers arrived in Macoupin County, the site of the...
- Bunker Hill Township, Macoupin County, IllinoisBunker Hill Township, Macoupin County, IllinoisBunker Hill Township is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA. The population was 3,352 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
- Bunker Hill, IndianaBunker Hill, IndianaBunker Hill is a town in Pipe Creek Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States. The population was 987 at the 2000 census.-History:Bunker Hill was platted in 1851 by James Myers, John Duckwall and Alexander Galbraith.-Geography:...
, a town in Miami County- Bunker Hill Air Force Base, former name of Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base, located west of the town of Bunker Hill
- Bunker Hill, Fayette County, IndianaBunker Hill, Fayette County, IndianaBunker Hill is an unincorporated community in Connersville Township, Fayette County, Indiana....
- Bunker Hill, Morgan County, IndianaBunker Hill, Morgan County, IndianaBunker Hill is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana....
- Bunker Hill, KansasBunker Hill, KansasBunker Hill is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 95.-History:J. B. Corbett and V. Harbaugh, leaders of a colony from Ohio, founded Bunker Hill at a site on the Kansas Pacific Railway in the summer of 1871...
- Bunker Hill (Millersville, Maryland)Bunker Hill (Millersville, Maryland)Bunker Hill is a historic home at Millersville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. It is a large, eclectic, frame dwelling which reflects several periods of growth. The final composition embodies the late-19th century Victorian Picturesque, A.J. Downing "cottage" style of architecture...
, listed on the NRHP in Maryland - Bunker Hill Township, MichiganBunker Hill Township, MichiganBunker Hill Township is a civil township of Ingham County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 1,979.-Communities:*Bunker Hill Center is an unincorporated community near the center of the township at ....
- Bunker Hill (Nevada), a mountain in the Toiyabe RangeToiyabe RangeThe Toiyabe Range is a range of mountains in central Nevada in the western United States. It starts in northwestern Nye County north of Tonopah, Nevada and runs approximately 120 miles north-northeast through eastern Lander County, making it the second longest range in the state...
- Bunker Hill, West VirginiaBunker Hill, West VirginiaBunker Hill is an unincorporated town in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States located on Winchester Pike at its junction with West Virginia Secondary Route 26 south of Martinsburg. It is the site of the confluence of Torytown Run and Mill Creek, a tributary of Opequon Creek...
- Bunker Hill, Amador County, CaliforniaBunker Hill, Amador County, CaliforniaBunker Hill is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It is located south-southeast of Plymouth, at an elevation of 935 feet ....
- Bunker Hill, OregonBunker Hill, OregonBunker Hill is a census-designated place in Coos County, Oregon, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,444.-Geography:...
- Bunker Hill, TennesseeBunker Hill, TennesseeBunker Hill is a location in Perry County, Tennessee. It stands at an elevation of . Bennie Brownlow was born in Bunker Hill....
- Bunker Hill, WisconsinBunker Hill, WisconsinBunker Hill is an unincorporated community in the town of Westford, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States....
Bunker Hill may also refer to:
- Bunker's Hill, Wolverhampton, an area of Wolverhampton, England
- Bunker Hill (film)Bunker Hill (film)-Plot:Peter Salem, a former Wall Street executive recently released from prison, returns to his ex-wife and children in the small town of Bunker Hill, Kansas. Soon after he arrives, the town's electricity and power are shut off, and there is no way to communicate with authorities outside of town...
, by Kevin Willmott - Bunker Hill (song), a B-side of the 2003 song Fortune Faded by the Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Bunker Hill Covered BridgeBunker Hill Covered BridgeThe Bunker Hill Covered Bridge is one of two covered bridges left in North Carolina, , and is possibly the last wooden bridge in the United States with Haupt truss construction. It was built in 1895 by Andy L. Ramsour in Claremont, North Carolina, and crosses over Lyle creek...
, listed on the NRHP in North Carolina - Bunker Hill Historic DistrictBunker Hill Historic DistrictThe Bunker Hill Historic District is the center of the town of Bunker Hill, West Virginia. Today located on the road called US 11, the town was developed along the Martinsburg, West Virginia - Winchester, Virginia road. Bunker Hill served southern Berkeley County with three stores, six mills and...
, listed on the NRHP in West Virginia - Bunker Hill House, listed on the NRHP in Ohio
- Bunker Hill SchoolBunker Hill SchoolBunker Hill School is a historic school at 68 Baldwin Street in Charlestown, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston.The school was designed by James Rand in 1866 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987....
, listed on the NRHP in Massachusetts