Wednesday, June 17, 2026 · america_250
America 250 · Bunker Hill — June 17 anniversary
5 questions · 1000 points possible. Below are the prompts, hints, and target locations from this pack.
On this day in 1775, militia entrenched on Breed's Hill held off two British assaults before running out of powder — earning Bunker Hill its place in legend. Today's pack walks the Revolution's other turning fields: Ticonderoga, Saratoga, Valley Forge, and Yorktown.
- 01
Drop a pin on the obelisk marking the Battle of Bunker Hill — fought on this day in 1775 in one of the Revolution's bloodiest engagements.
● Monument Square — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Target
- 42.3763°, -71.0606°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 02
Drop a pin on the upstate field whose October 1777 surrender of a British army convinced France to enter the war.
● Saratoga National Battlefield Road — Town of Stillwater, New York, United States
- Target
- 43.0098°, -73.6437°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 03
Drop a pin on the hillside where Daniel Morgan's riflemen and dragoons trapped Banastre Tarleton's British force in January 1781.
● Historic Green River Road — South Carolina, United States
- Target
- 35.1334°, -81.8136°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 04
Drop a pin on the river town where George Rogers Clark seized a British fort in February 1779 — securing the Old Northwest.
● Busseron Street — Vincennes, Indiana, United States
- Target
- 38.6776°, -87.5286°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts
- 05
Drop a pin on the peninsula where Cornwallis surrendered in October 1781 — effectively ending the Revolution.
● Water Street — Yorktown, Virginia, United States
- Target
- 37.2364°, -76.5066°
- Cap
- 932 mi
- Weight
- 200 pts