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By Mary Ellen Coghlan, December 31, 2016
USS Constitution Marker
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1 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — USS Constitution — Boston National Historical Park — Charlestown Navy Yard —  |
| Launched in 1797, USS Constitution set sail the next year on the world’s oceans to protect American commerce. Her victories soon earned her a permanent place in United States naval history. On August 19, 1812, USS Constitution took on . . . — — Map (db m71540) HM | |||
| 2 ► Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, Charlestown — "Old Ironsides" in Dry Dock 1 — Boston Nat’l Hist Pk — Charlestown Navy Yard — |
| USS Constitution first entered Dry Dock 1 in 1833. Though she was the first ship to test the new dry dock system, the tough oak hull of “Old Ironsides” had already seen several repairs. To rebuild the ship, woodworkers selected . . . — — Map (db m71539) HM WM | |||