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[147] [148] However, the state's FY2011 budget requires that all state and municipal offices in Suffolk County be open on Bunker Hill Day and Evacuation Day. [ 149 ] On June 16 and 17, 1875, the centennial of the battle was celebrated with a military parade and a reception featuring notable speakers, among them General William Tecumseh Sherman ...
In 2010, the state legislature debated eliminating Evacuation Day and Bunker Hill Day as official holidays, citing the expense of giving state and local workers paid days off. [7] The state's 2011 budget required all state and municipal offices in Suffolk County to be open on both days.
Parade Dorchester Parade First Sunday in June Dorchester Ave. Dorchester Parade Boston Gay Pride Day: Second Saturday in June Tremont St, to City Hall Plaza South End/Downtown Boston Parade Bunker Hill Parade Second Sunday in June Main St. & Monument Charlestown: Parade
National Puerto Rican Day Parade. June 10. National Frosted Cookie Day. National Iced Tea Day. ... National Eat Your Vegetables Day. National Root Beer Day. Bunker Hill Day.
The Bunker Hill Monument is a monument erected at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill in Boston, ... Bunker Hill Day celebration, between 1890 and 1901.
The Color Guard, who lead the unit when in parade formation, always carry the American and Irish flags in each and every parade. Beyond that, the Gadsden flag is often carried, along with the Erin go Bragh flag, Bunker Hill flag, a shamrock flag, the Norwood Colonial Boys flag, Town of Norwood flag, and the Hawaiian state flag.
The Bunker Hill Monument, located at the top of Breed's Hill in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, is a granite obelisk that was constructed in the mid-19th century to commemorate the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought June 17, 1775. The property is owned and administered by the National Park Service.
The Charlestown townhouse can be found on the route of one of the country's oldest parades, the Bunker Hill Day Parade. Host Steve Thomas gets the scoop on the parade's 225-year-old history and its annual events from the locals.