Bunker_Hill,_Mississippi

Bunker Hill, Mississippi

Bunker Hill, Mississippi

Human settlement in Mississippi, United States

Bunker Hill, (also known as Carley[2]), is an unincorporated community in Marion County located 9.3 miles (15.0 km) miles north-northeast of Columbia on Mississippi Highway 35.[1]

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History

Bunker Hill was originally known as Carley and once had a masonic lodge, school, and two stores.[2] 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.[2] 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".[3]

In 1900, Bunker Hill had a population of 32.[4]

A post office operated under the name Carley from 1880 to 1907.[5]

Notable person

References

  1. [1]
    "Bunker Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    "Marion County W. P. A. History". msgw.org. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. [3]
    Forbes, Amanda Pope. "History of Bunker Hill" (PDF). msmarion.com. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  4. [4]
    Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 360.
  5. [5]
    "Marion County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  6. [6]
    "Jeff Bates". Mississippi Writers Project. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
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