Bunker Hill, (also known as Carley
), is an
unincorporated community in
Marion County located miles north-northeast of
Columbia
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* Columbia (personification), the historical female national personification of the United States, and a poetic name for America
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* Columbia Plateau, a geologic and geographic region in ...
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Mississippi Highway 35
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History
Bunker Hill was originally known as Carley and once had a masonic lodge, school, and two stores.[ The community eventually became known as Bunker Hill. There are two theories as to where the name Bunker Hill originated: one theory says it is named for the large hill on which the community is located.][ Another story tells that after the community was chosen as the site to open a new school in Marion County, the citizens felt they had worked as hard "as the men did to win the ]Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the first stage of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in ...
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In 1900, Bunker Hill had a population of 32.
Notable person
* Jeff Bates, country music singer
References
External links
1932 photograph of the Bunker Hill Consolidated School
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Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Mississippi