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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, JULY 4, 2016
Bunker Hill: Misnamed battle sparks a social media skirmish
A battle, a hill,
a famous feud
By WILLIAM J. KOLE
Associated Press
BOSTON — The Battle of Bunker Hill — one
of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history — has
sparked a social media skirmish.
The 1775 battle, a rallying point for American
colonists trying to overthrow British rule, mostly
was fought a musket shot away on nearby Breed’s
Hill. Descendants and supporters of the Breed clan
are dueling with traditionalists online, and the dis-
pute is part of a new book, “Wicked Pissed: New
England’s Most Famous Feuds.”
Even Boston Mayor Marty Walsh caught lak
after tweeting a reminder that June 17 was Bun-
ker Hill Day. Loyalists chided him that it rightfully
should be called Breed’s Hill Day.
“It’s one of those things we’re stuck with, like
the myth that George Washington had wooden
teeth,” said Dan Shippey, founder of the Orange,
California-based Breed’s Hill Institute, a nonproit
historical organization promoting the ideas behind
the American Revolution. “I don’t think we’ll ever
straighten it out.”
Few, if any, dispute the facts. Thousands of out-
numbered and outgunned American colonists laid
siege to the British army on the hill in Charles-
town, Boston’s oldest neighborhood. The British
won the battle but suffered far more losses than
their revolutionary foes, who proved to them-
selves and the rest of the world that they weren’t
pushovers.
AP Photo/Charles Krupa
A tourist snaps a picture of the Bunker Hill monument, which is located on Breed’s Hill in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston.
The Battle of Bunker Hill, one of the greatest misnomers in U.S. history, is being waged anew on social media. The 1775 battle, a pivotal
rallying point for American colonists trying to overthrow British rule, actually was fought on Breed’s Hill, not Bunker Hill.
An early error
Early accounts erroneously referenced Bunker
Hill — and the rest, as they say, is history. Today,
dozens of Boston-area businesses and institutions
are named for Bunker Hill, including a commu-
nity college, a high school, a golf course, a security
company and an insurance agency.
The National Park Service, which runs the
park surrounding the 221-foot granite obelisk
that marks the spot, has no plans to rename it —
though it does use hashtags such as #BreedsHill-
NotBunkerHill on social media posts in a half-
hearted attempt to set the record straight.
Perpetuating the fog of war at a site that annu-
ally draws hundreds of thousands of inquisitive
students and tourists, virtually every sign invokes
Bunker Hill. A single plaque mentions Breed’s
Hill.
If you’re a Breed, that’s a pitifully insufi-
cient footnote to nearly two and a half centuries
of history.
“It’s kind of annoying that the Bunkers get all
the credit. They have bridges and aircraft carriers
named after them. They feel quite empowered by
a misnamed battle,” said Jed Breed, 32, a Cam-
bridge, Massachusetts-based entrepreneur and
13th-generation descendant.
It’s not for a lack of trying: At least since 1892,
the nation’s Breeds have brandished a family man-
ifesto clamoring for a name change.
“We respectfully submit: The name ‘Battle of
Breed’s Hill’ should be adopted, because the battle
was begun there, the redoubt stood there, (Ameri-
can Gen. Joseph) Warren fell there, the battle was
decided there,” it declares.
Nothing doing, said Gil Bunker, president of
the Bunker Family Association.
“Sure, the Breeds would like it renamed, but
we don’t want it changed. It’s more or less in
AP Photo/Charles Krupa
A woman walks dogs as tourists climb
steps to the Bunker Hill monument, which
is located on Breed’s Hill in the Charles-
town neighborhood of Boston.
AP Photo/Charles Krupa
An historic plaque noting the location of “Breed’s Hill” is fixed to the side of a building
next to the Bunker Hill monument.
cement now,” said Bunker, 81, of Turnersville,
New Jersey.
‘Wicked Pissed’
Ted Reinstein, a reporter for WCVB-TV in
Boston and author of “Wicked Pissed,” captures in
his book what he calls the “historic outrage.”
“Like any self-respecting New Englander,
I knew the battle of Bunker Hill was fought on
Breed’s Hill, but I never thought the battle might
still be going on. That came as a bit of a revelation
to me,” he said.
Joan Breed, of Lynn, Massachusetts, sees lick-
ers of hope. Her grandchildren’s history books
speak of Breed’s Hill. “So there’s progress,” she
said.
And the Breeds vs. Bunkers dispute is far more
cordial than the iery Hatields vs. McCoys feud.
Three years ago, the Bunkers gathered at the obe-
lisk for a 100th reunion and invited the Breeds to
engage in a friendly tug of war. The two sides used
a piece of rope from the USS Constitution, docked
nearby.
Who won?
“It was a tie,” Bunker said.
Linda H. Breed via AP
Members of the Bunker families, left, and Breed families, right, engage in a friendly tug
of war in 2013 at the base of the monument commemorating the Battle of Bunker Hill in
the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston.
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