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Download or read book Charlestown Navy Yard, 1890-1973 (Classic Reprint) written by Frederick R. Black and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-18 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Charlestown Navy Yard, 1890-1973 In April 1973, the Department of Defense announced the closing of the then 173 - year-old facility known successively as the Charlestown Navy Yard, the Boston Navy Yard, and the Boston Naval Shipyard. Except for the overhaul of the historic frigate Constitution, all industrial operations ceased as of December 31, 1973, and the Navy officially and formally disestablished the yard in ceremonies on July 1, 1974. The following October, Congress created the Boston National Historical Park, under the management of the National Park Service and consisting of numerous historic sites, including the western third of the Boston Navy Yard. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.