Charlestown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
Life and Work in the Navy Yard 1812
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012
1. Life and Work in the Navy Yard 1812 Marker
During the day, workers at the Charlestown Navy Yard built, repaired, and supplied American warships. In the evening, theses men left for their homes. Only the Commandant, a few administrative officers, and a detachment of Marines stayed behind. The Commandant and his assistants lived close to their work. As protectors of public property, Marines kept watch over the Yard at all times.
After living in a leaky shed for 10 years, the Marines received money to build proper barracks. Marines constructed most of the building themselves, finishing it in 1811. Over the next 150 years, the barracks they lived in and the sites they protected changed. Still, the Marines and the commandants they served called the Navy Yard home.
Erected by USS Constitution Museum; Boston National Historical Charlestown Navy Yard; National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War of 1812 • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1811.
Location. 42° 22.426′ N, 71° 3.39′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk
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Regionally, this marker is in Massachusetts’ Historic Boston. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boston Naval Shipyard (here, next to this marker); Men of the Boston Naval Shipyard (here, next to this marker); Commander Barry Carle (a few steps from this marker); This Cannon (a few steps from this marker); Boston, the Navy Yard, and the War of 1812 (within shouting distance of this marker); Flags at Sea (within shouting distance of this marker); Dry Dock 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Commandant's Residence (within shouting distance of this marker).
Photographed by Sandra Hughes, September 13, 2012
2. Life and Work in the Navy Yard 1812 Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 561 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on February 10, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
