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The plain shaft of Bunker Hill Monument, standing to mark the spot where the Americans lost a battle that was, in reality, a victory, is like a blank mirror, reflecting only that which one presents to it. According to your historical knowledge and your emotional grasp Bunker Hill Monument is significant. THE PLAIN SHAFT OF BUNKER HILL MONUMENT STANDING TO MARK THE SPOT WHERE THE AMERICANS LOST A BATTLE THAT WAS IN REALITY A VICTORY IS LIKE A BLANK MIRROR REFLECTING ONLY THAT WHICH ONE PRESENTS TO IT ACCORDING TO YOUR HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE AND YOUR EMOTIONAL GRASP BUNKER HILL MONUMENT IS SIGNIFICANT
ous pieces of ancient furniture. The most conspicuous item about the church, of course, is that from its tower were hung the signal lanterns of Paul Revere, destined to shine imperishably down the ever-lengthening aisles of American history. Before we press on to Bunker Hill--for that is our final destination--we should cast a glance at Copp's Hill Burying Ground, that hillside refuge where one can turn either back to the annals of the past or look out over the roof-tops and narrow streets to the present and the future. If you chose the latter, you can see easily Boston Harbor and Charlestown Navy Yard--that navy yard which has outstripped even its spectacular traditions by its stirring achievements in the Great War. "Old Ironsides" will lie here forever in the well-earned serenity of a secure old age, and it is probable that another visitor, the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, although lost under the name of the Mount Vernon and a coat of gray paint, will be long preserved in maritime memory. HIGHLY PRECIOUS PIECES OF ANCIENT FURNITURE THE MOST CONSPICUOUS ITEM ABOUT THE CHURCH OF COURSE IS THAT FROM ITS TOWER WERE HUNG THE ORIGINAL SIGNAL LANTERNS OF PAUL REVERE DESTINED TO SHINE IMPERISHABLY DOWN THE EVER LENGTHENING AISLES OF AMERICAN HISTORY BEFORE WE PRESS ON TO BUNKER HILL FOR THAT IS OUR FINAL DESTINATION WE SHOULD CAST A GLANCE AT COPSE HILL BURYING GROUND THAT HILLSIDE REFUGE WHERE ONE CAN TURN EITHER BACK TO THE ANNALS OF THE PAST OR LOOK OUT OVER THE ROOF TOPS AND NARROW STREETS TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE IF YOU CHOOSE THE LATTER YOU CAN EASILY SEE BOSTON HARBOR AND CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD THAT NAVY YARD WHICH HAS OUTSTRIPPED EVEN ITS SPECTACULAR TRADITIONS BY ITS STIRRING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE GREAT WAR OLD IRONSIDES WILL LIE HERE FOREVER IN THE WELL EARNED SERENITY OF A SECURE OLD AGE AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT ANOTHER VISITOR THE KHAN PROCESSING CECELY ALTHOUGH LOST UNDER THE NAME OF MOUNT VER NON AND A COAT OF GRAY PAINT WILL BE LONG PRESERVED IN MARITIME HISTORY
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