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The Charlestown terminal was known as the "Hoosac Dock". [4] Hoosac Stores 3 was built in 1875 for the Cunningham Iron Works, and was leased by the railroad in 1919, which used it into the 1960s. [2] The surviving building is now owned by the National Park Service and is managed as part of the Boston National Historical Park's Navy Yard ...
Shortly thereafter, in 1800, the land for the Charlestown Navy Yard was purchased by the United States government and the yard itself was established. The yard built the first U.S. ship of the line , USS Independence in 1814, and at least twelve small vessels for the American Civil War , but was primarily a repair and storage facility until the ...
Charlestown Naval Shipyard Park is an 11.06-acre (4.48 ha) [1] park in Charlestown's Boston Navy Yard, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Korean War Memorial is installed in the park. The Charlestown Navy Yard Ferry Terminal extends out from the south side of the park. The Anchor and Navy Yard Commons opened in May 2019. [2] [3]
An 87-acre (35 ha) Navy Yard was established in 1800; Charlestown State Prison opened in 1805. [3] The Bunker Hill Monument was erected between 1827 and 1843 using Quincy granite brought to the site by a combination of purpose-built railway and barge. Notable businesses included the Bunker Hill Breweries (1821) and Schrafft's candy company (1861).
The Nordic. City / Town: Charlestown, Rhode Island Address: 178 Nordic Trail Hours: Arrive between 5 and 7:30 p.m. on Fridays; 1 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; Sundays by reservation Phone: (401) 783 ...
East of Chelsea St., Charlestown: Charlestown: Updated listing May 5, 2015 as "Boston National Historical Park/Charlestown Navy Yard". 26: Boston Police Station Number One-Traffic Tunnel Administration Building
The US Coast Guard has a base in Boston, [33] and the sail frigate USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") is berthed at the former Charlestown Navy Yard, now part of the Boston National Historical Park. The park is also home to the USS Cassin Young, a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer and now a museum ship.
[citation needed] Brighton (including Allston), Charlestown, Dorchester (including South Boston, Mid Dorchester, Mattapan and Hyde Park), Roxbury (including West Roxbury, Roslindale and Jamaica Plain), have all at some point been municipalities independent from downtown Boston, providing a source of well-defined boundaries for the largest areas.