Bunker Hill Monument in Boston, Massachusetts

I got to visit Bunker Hill in Boston. Like so many other historical markers, especially in urban areas, it’s almost surreal to see the the spot that you hear about since childhood. I think the most difficult part about history is that it is so abstract. You imagine the past in movie format rather than people doing things in real life…and then when history is happening in the present, it’s hard to recognize it as truly important because it seems just like a normal part of a day.