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The Massachusetts town of Charlestown was completely destroyed on June 17, 1775, during the Battle of Bunker Hill. An 1826 sketch of the Charlestown Peninsula indicates the burned buildings of Charlestown in red (bottom right) and the location of the patriot redoubt (center) on the hill behind the town.
Today, Charlestown is one of many neighborhoods that make up Boston’s urban patchwork, just a quick walk from the heart of the city across a short bridge spanning the Charles River. Two and
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