Charlestown in Boston in Suffolk County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)

Liquid Sunshine

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

1. Liquid Sunshine Marker

Inscription.
Liquid Sunshine recognizes simple pleasures amidst harsh working conditions at the Navy Yard. Virginia Wilder Parker recalled her experiences as a welder working in the dry docks: "… It was quite dangerous… [In summer] it would be so hot that you couldn't put your hand down on the steel, you'd get burned." Parker also remembered a coworker's kindness on a hot day: "She had brought me down a big Coca-Cola… And I didn't even know her."

"Turn towards the sun and all shadows will fall behind you."
Adapted from Charles Swain

Erected by Michael Alfano.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Military • Waterways & Vessels • Women.

Location. 42° 22.467′ N, 71° 3.285′ W. Marker is in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. It is in Charlestown. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Baxter Road, on the right when traveling east on 1st Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 1st Ave, Charlestown MA 02129, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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: David M. Whelan (here, next to this marker); Catherine Filene Shouse Building (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Working in the Yard (about 300 feet away); Massachusetts Korean War Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); The Yard as Home (about 300 feet away); Korean Defense Service Memorial (about 300 feet away); Birthplace of ASNT (about 400 feet away); "Old Ironsides" in Dry Dock 1 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boston.

Additional keywords. Liquid Sunshine

By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

2. Liquid Sunshine Marker

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By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 28, 2023

3. Liquid Sunshine

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 306 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 5, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.