June 24, 2020
Solomon Willard: The Enigmatic Man Behind the Monument
“Willard and his work can seem a series of technical achievements by a remote figure. But Willard is worth another look. A main source of information is “Memoir of Solomon Willard”, an 1865 biography by William Wheildon, … . Wheildon provides enough detail about the man to tease out a picture of his personality and of the quite complicated story of his dedication to the Bunker Hill Monument.”