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July 5, 1849
Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa
What is this article about?
Proposal in eastern papers for a 1850 New England Jubilee on Bunker Hill to unite Pilgrim descendants nationwide, fostering moral good, but site and Boston Common too small for expected crowds.
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New England Jubilee.
Some of the eastern papers are talking about a New England Jubilee to be held on Bunker Hill, sometime in 1850. Such a gathering would cluster around itself and shoot forth moral influence all over the land that could not be otherwise than healthful and promotive of good. But Bunker Hill, sacred as is its memory to every New Englander, would be seen to be, when sons and daughters of the Pilgrims come pouring from every city and town and prairie in the great west, from the Alleghanies to the Pacific Ocean, to say nothing of the myriads in every nook and corner of the Southern and Middle States, altogether too contracted a place for such a multitude. Old Boston Common would not be large enough to accommodate such a mighty mass.
Some of the eastern papers are talking about a New England Jubilee to be held on Bunker Hill, sometime in 1850. Such a gathering would cluster around itself and shoot forth moral influence all over the land that could not be otherwise than healthful and promotive of good. But Bunker Hill, sacred as is its memory to every New Englander, would be seen to be, when sons and daughters of the Pilgrims come pouring from every city and town and prairie in the great west, from the Alleghanies to the Pacific Ocean, to say nothing of the myriads in every nook and corner of the Southern and Middle States, altogether too contracted a place for such a multitude. Old Boston Common would not be large enough to accommodate such a mighty mass.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
New England Jubilee
Bunker Hill
Pilgrim Descendants
Moral Influence
Where did it happen?
Bunker Hill, Boston Common
Story Details
Location
Bunker Hill, Boston Common
Event Date
1850
Story Details
Eastern papers discuss a proposed New England Jubilee on Bunker Hill in 1850, which would gather descendants of Pilgrims from across the US and promote moral influence, but the site is deemed too small for the multitude.