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Afloat Community event Baffle Creek - a testament to the people of lower Gladstone. Thanks to all involved - you know who you are.
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Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States. The city boundaries encompass an area of about 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to 4,941,632 people as of 2020, ranking as the eleventh-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Worcester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the seventh-most populous in the United States.
Boston is one of the nation's oldest municipalities, founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from the English town of the same name. During the American Revolution and the nation's founding, Boston was the location of several key events, including the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the hanging of Paul Revere's lantern signal in Old North Church, the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the siege of Boston. Following American independence from Great Britain, the city continued to play an important role as a port, manufacturing hub, and center for American education and culture. The city has expanded beyond the original peninsula through land reclamation and municipal annexation. Its rich history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing more than 20 million visitors per year. Boston's many firsts include the United States' first public park (Boston Common, 1634), the first public school (Boston Latin School, 1635), the first subway system (Tremont Street subway, 1897), and the first large public library (Boston Public Library, 1848).
In the 21st century, Boston has emerged as a global leader in higher education and academic research. Greater Boston's many colleges and universities include Harvard University and MIT, both located in suburban Cambridge and both routinely included among the world's most highly ranked universities. The city is also a national leader in scientific research, law, medicine, engineering, and business. With nearly 5,000 startup companies, the city is considered a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services, biotechnology, information technology, and government activities. Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States. Boston businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and new investment.
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The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy. It was established in 1801 as part of the recent establishment of the new U.S. Department of the Navy in 1798. After 175 years of military service, it was decommissioned as a naval installation on 1 July 1974.
The 30-acre (12 ha) property is administered by the National Park Service, becoming part of Boston National Historical Park. Enough of the yard remains in operation to support the moored USS Constitution ("Old Ironsides") of 1797, built as one of the original six heavy frigates for the revived American navy, and the oldest warship still commissioned in the United States Navy and afloat in the world. USS Cassin Young (DD-793), a 1943 World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer serving as a museum ship, is also berthed here. The museum area includes a dock which is a stop on the MBTA Boat water transport system. Among local people in the area and the National Park Service, it is still known as the Charlestown Navy Yard.
The South Boston Naval Annex was located along the waterfront in South Boston, an annex of the Navy Yard from 1920 to 1974. Other annexes of the Navy Yard during World War II were the Chelsea Naval Annex (formerly the Green Shipyard, now the Fitzgerald Shipyard), East Boston Naval Annex, and Boston Naval Yard Fuel Depot Annex.
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About the Charlestown Navy Yard
The Charlestown Navy Yard built, repaired, modernized, and resupplied ships for 174 years. From here, ships and their sailors set off to places around the globe. Operationally and technologically, the Yard saw constant transformation and acted as a hub of innovation. When the Charlestown Navy Yard opened in 1800, it serviced wooden sailing ships and employed tradesmen such as carpenters, ropemakers, and ship riggers. When it closed in 1974, the Yard had welders, electricians, machinists, ironworkers, pipefitters, and engineers. Throughout the operation of the Navy Yard, generations of civilian workers took pride in their work and service to the country.
Today, explore the heart of the original Navy Yard. Visit the Charlestown Navy Yard Visitor Center where there are park staff available to answer questions, interactive exhibits, and public restrooms. Walk the decks of two historic warships that call the Navy Yard home: the undefeated sailing frigate USS Constitution and the 20th century Fletcher class destroyer USS Cassin Young. Further engage with this naval history at the USS Constitution Museum.
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(United States) "الولايات المتحدة" "Vereinigte Staaten" "アメリカ" "美国" "미국" "Estados Unidos" "États-Unis"
(Massachusetts) "ماساتشوستس" "麻萨诸塞州" "मैसाचुसेट्स" "マサチューセッツ" "매사추세츠 주" "Массачусетс"
(Boston) "بوسطن" "波士顿" "बोस्टन" "ボストン" "보스턴" "Бостон"
There were too many species of duck to count at the botanic gardens in Christchurch. This little one was more curious than its peers, being quite happy to paddle all the way up to the water's edge to get a better look at us.
Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell, Skud.
French Olympic Sailing Week, Hyeres, 21st-27th April 2012.
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Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes, 49er.
The Olympic games 29th July- 11th August 2012 at Weymouth, Dorset.
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Afloat Community event Baffle Creek - a testament to the people of lower Gladstone. Thanks to all involved - you know who you are.
Isabel & family, Imelda & Cecilia have gone to Venice today. Winnie, Damian & Kathleen, Clare, Jasim and me went on a boat trip from Varenna to Como.
my total fave of this assignment. I love how the bokeh echos the shape of the ball and how the ball seems to float.
Ed Wright, Finn.
Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, Holland, 26th to 30th May 2010.
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Afloat Community event Baffle Creek - a testament to the people of lower Gladstone. Thanks to all involved - you know who you are.
Afloat Community event Baffle Creek - a testament to the people of lower Gladstone. Thanks to all involved - you know who you are.
Ed Wright, Finn.
Delta Lloyd Regatta, Medemblik, Holland, 26th to 30th May 2010.
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Afloat Community event Baffle Creek - a testament to the people of lower Gladstone. Thanks to all involved - you know who you are.
Dave Evans and Ed Powys, 49er.
French Olympic Sailing Week, Hyeres, 21st-27th April 2012.
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Dorian van Rijsselberge.
RS:X World Championships 2009, Weymouth, England, August 31st - September 11th.
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Fotograaf Richard Langdon, naamsvermedling verplicht.
The slow flow of water leaving Evelyn Lake carried this fragile beauty over the weathered rocks at the bed of the creek.
Dorian van Rijsselberge.
RS:X World Championships 2009, Weymouth, England, August 31st - September 11th.
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Fotograaf Richard Langdon, naamsvermedling verplicht.
Ed Wright, Finn.
The Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta, 9th to 14th August 2010.
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