Boston National Historic Park - Boston(Charlestown) Navy Yard

 

The 130-acre navy yard contains the 86 buildings, 416 miles of railroad, and numerous docks and piers.

The Charlestown Navy Yard

(Boston National Historical Park)consists of approximately 27 acres of this land, 20 of the buildings, one of the dry docks, three piers, and an assemblage of artifacts, including a large collection of navy documents relating to the history of the yard

 

 

Pic 2Boston Navy Yard: History of the Boston Navy yard aka Charlestown Nay Yard aka Boston National Historic Park spans 174 years.  From her opening in 1800 to her closing in 1974. Over that time she has served with distinction the United States of America and the US Navy...

 

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Boston Navy Yard Video- thanks to NPS for this video

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Pic 2Portal Cranes: The Charlestown Navy Yard today has 3 portal (gantry) cranes. The 3 cranes date back to there installation in the park in 1943...

 

 

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Pic 2Hoppers/Safety Shoes: Big(bldg259) and small(bldg273) Grit(sand) hopper built in 1953 and 1963 where used for both sand blasting ships and for the icy roads and piers... The safety shoe sign was one of many around the navy yard during the 50, 60 and 70's.  The sign on the big hopper was relocated from bldg 36 in the late 70's by the NPS...

 

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Pic 2Marine Railway: The Charlestown Navy Yard had a marine railway for working on smaller ships and auxiliary crafts. Click more, for pictures and info on the Navy Yard...

 

 

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Pic 2Ropewalk: The Charlestown Navy Yard Ropewalk is a 1/4 mile long building hosing boilers, railroad tracks and all the machinery for making rope.  All the rope or line as its known in the navy was made for the US Navy in the Charlestown Navy Yard Ropewalk between 1830 thru 1950's...

 

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