Bunker Hill, (also known as Carley
), is an
unincorporated community
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in
Marion County located miles north-northeast of
Columbia on
Mississippi Highway 35
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.
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History
Bunker Hill was originally known as Carley and once had a masonic lodge
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It is also a commonly used term for a building where Freemasons meet and hold their meetings. Every new l ...
, 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
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".
In 1900, Bunker Hill had a population of 32.
Notable person
* Jeff Bates
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, country music
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singer
References
External links
1932 photograph of the Bunker Hill Consolidated School
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Unincorporated communities in Marion County, Mississippi