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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8A_the-cocoanut-grove_Boston-MA.html
Erected byBay VillageNeighborhood Association1993 In memory ofthe more than 490 peoplewho died as aresult of theCocoanut Grove fireon November 28 1942As a result of this terribletragedy major changes weremade in the fire codes andimprovements i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQH1_new-hampshire-gate_Boston-MA.html
June 17, 1775 Strength United is Stronger New Hampshire American Revolution Bicentennial Commission East Marker:Colonel John Stark commanded 900 New Hampshire men at the rail fence and at the stone wall on the Mystic River shore against t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7S_uss-leyte-cv-32_Boston-MA.html
In memory of our shipmates and civilians lost in the disastrous explosion aboard the USS Leyte on October 16, 1953 while in the Boston Naval Shipyard. ShipmatesJames Robert Bedford, CHMACH, USN · Leonard Michael De Rose, Lt, USN ·…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7R_men-of-the-boston-naval-shipyard_Boston-MA.html
Dedicated tothe Menof theBoston Naval Shipyardwho made the supremesacrifice in defense oftheir country in all wars1800 - 1950 "For what avail the plough or sailOr land or life, if freedom fail?" Presented by employeesAugust 25, 1950
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7Q_charlestown-navy-yard_Boston-MA.html
One of our nation's first naval shipyards was established here at Moulton's Point, Charlestown, in 1800, and remained active until 1971. During that period, the yard contributed greatly to the birth and growth of American naval power, and was the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP7P_dry-dock-1_Boston-MA.html
This stone and metal structure is Dry Dock 1, completed in 1833. As one of America's first two granite dry docks, Dry Dock 1 made the repair of large naval ships faster, easier, and safer. Returning warships to sea duty in less time was a cruci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP6Y_arrival-of-the-frigate-arbella_Boston-MA.html
To commemoratethe arrival on June 12, 1630 of theFrigate Arbella, bringing Governor Winthrop andthe Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, This tablet placed by theMassachusettsDaughters of the American Revolution
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP4Y_north-sea-mine-force-memorial_Boston-MA.html
A type of the 56,571 mines laid and swept in the mine barrier placed in the North Sea by the United States Navy during the World War, 1917-1919, the greatest achievement of its nature recorded in all naval history and placed here as a tribute to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP4F_soldiers-and-sailors-monument_Boston-MA.html
To the men of Boston who died for their country on land and sea in the War which kept the Union whole, destroyed slavery and maintained the Constitution. The grateful City has built this Monument that their example may speak to coming generations.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOUO_st-stephens-church_Boston-MA.html
[Panel 1]St. Stephen's ChurchThe North End's changing ethnic and religious groups always had a good friend in St. Stephen's Church. Originally called "New North" (to distinguish it from nearby "Old North"), it was founded by "seventeen substantial…
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