Visiting Old Ironsides......what else to do in Boston?
 

On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:00:00 -0400, Harry Krause
wrote:

Where are you staying? When I go, we either stay at a B&B or at the
Parker House Hotel, an old favorite, and not too expensive. Great place
to start walking.

I'll second the motion on the Parker House, haven't stayed there in
years but always a great place. It is home of the famous Parker House
rolls among other things.

There used to be a great Irish pub a few blocks from there but the
name escapes me at the moment (maybe the Black Rose or something like
that).

Yes, that's it:

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Visiting Old Ironsides......what else to do in Boston?
 

Harry Krause wrote:


Where are you staying? When I go, we either stay at a B&B or at the
Parker House Hotel, an old favorite, and not too expensive. Great place
to start walking.

Not sure. Wife has handled all the details. I just have to be ready to
catch the plane.
A couple days in Boston, a couple of days in Salem and Topsfield, and a
couple of days somewhere else where we will get to see our daughter who
lives in NYC. (She'll be coming up by bus).

Do want to see a lot of the historic sites in Boston, but I'll have to
pick and choose due to time constraints. As this is a bit of a family
history tour I will want to see Bunker Hill. One of my ancestral
relatives was the last man off the hill in retreat. Of course the
same guy later let Benedict Arnold escape. (oops). Ain't that the way
life goes?


Benjamin Gould was a sergeant 1775 April in Capt. John Baker's
company,and Col. Moses Little's regiment. Benjamin Gould, with thirty
minutemenfrom Topsfield under his command, marched to Lexington, April
19, 1775,and in that fight received a wound that scarred his cheek
through life.He was commissioned captain in the Continental Army, and
after the battleof Bunker Hill was the last man to cross Charlestown
Neck in retreat.He was present at the battles of White Plains, NY, and
Bennington, VT. Indetachment of 500 to Mt. Independence on Lake
Champlain, commanded byCol. Johnson; in Capt. Flint's division at
Stillwater, Oct. 7, he tookcommand when Capt Flint was killed, and he
was at the surrender ofBurgoyne, Saratoga, Oct. 7. Returning home, he
filled various importantpositions in 1778 and 1779. In 1780, he went to
reinforce the garrisonat West Point, commanding a company in regiment
of Col. Ward of Ipswich,and was captain of the main guard at the time
of Arnold's escape andAndre's capture.

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Eisboch wrote:


I'd recommend spending some time in the Quincy Marketplace area. Stop for
lunch and a brew at the Union Oyster House.

Eisboch

I'll check it out, thanks!

Visiting Old Ironsides......what else to do in Boston?
 

"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Harry Krause wrote:


Where are you staying? When I go, we either stay at a B&B or at the
Parker House Hotel, an old favorite, and not too expensive. Great place
to start walking.

Not sure. Wife has handled all the details. I just have to be ready to
catch the plane.
A couple days in Boston, a couple of days in Salem and Topsfield, and a
couple of days somewhere else where we will get to see our daughter who
lives in NYC. (She'll be coming up by bus).

Do want to see a lot of the historic sites in Boston, but I'll have to
pick and choose due to time constraints. As this is a bit of a family
history tour I will want to see Bunker Hill. One of my ancestral
relatives was the last man off the hill in retreat. Of course the
same guy later let Benedict Arnold escape. (oops). Ain't that the way
life goes?


Benjamin Gould was a sergeant 1775 April in Capt. John Baker's
company,and Col. Moses Little's regiment. Benjamin Gould, with thirty
minutemenfrom Topsfield under his command, marched to Lexington, April
19, 1775,and in that fight received a wound that scarred his cheek
through life.He was commissioned captain in the Continental Army, and
after the battleof Bunker Hill was the last man to cross Charlestown
Neck in retreat.He was present at the battles of White Plains, NY, and
Bennington, VT. Indetachment of 500 to Mt. Independence on Lake
Champlain, commanded byCol. Johnson; in Capt. Flint's division at
Stillwater, Oct. 7, he tookcommand when Capt Flint was killed, and he
was at the surrender ofBurgoyne, Saratoga, Oct. 7. Returning home, he
filled various importantpositions in 1778 and 1779. In 1780, he went to
reinforce the garrisonat West Point, commanding a company in regiment
of Col. Ward of Ipswich,and was captain of the main guard at the time
of Arnold's escape andAndre's capture.



Next year about this same time my wife and I will be taking a tour of
Baltimore, Boston, New York and Maine (up to the White Mountains), with a
stop in Waterville (eating at my favorite lobster restaurant for some
'doubles' and Freeport (oh joy, shopping). I will be asking the same
questions next year.

I remember visiting a customer in Boston many years ago and driving through
Salem on Halloween day. Pretty cool!

Anyway, Salem is only a couple dozen miles north of Boston....Topsfield
about the same.......I trust you will be staying in the same hotel during
this trip to make your stay more enjoyable. Switching hotels to save a few
minutes of travel is a real pain.

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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Eisboch wrote:


I'd recommend spending some time in the Quincy Marketplace area. Stop
for
lunch and a brew at the Union Oyster House.

Eisboch

I'll check it out, thanks!


Don't forget a lunch at the original Cheers bar!

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Chuck Gould wrote:
Headed out to Boston/Salem/Topsfield next week.

Will wander around where my Puritan ancestors first set up shop in
America. (ggggggg...Great Grandpa Zaccheus' house is on the national
register of historic places in Topsfield, as is another
gggggggg....grandfather's barn)

Going to visit Old Ironsides (she's moored in Boston, right?)

Since I seldom get back to the right hand side of the country, are
there any other "must sees" during a few days in Boston?


Can you bring along the paperwork krause sent you to prove he owned the
lobstaboat? I'd like to have a look at it.

I wonder why we *never* hear anything about this boat anymore.

-- Charlie

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Eisboch wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Headed out to Boston/Salem/Topsfield next week.


If you decide to venture south of Boston .... towards Cape Cod .... let me
know. I'll take you on a quick tour of south coastal comunities, including
Plymouth where you can stand in awe of the famous Plymouth Rock. :-)

When we were up at The Farm, Rye NH, in Aug 2005 we went to Plymouth and
saw the rock. My wife the Geologist/Chemist wasn't impressed and thought
it looked like a very large river rock. I insisted on taking a picture
of the wife and kids and The Rock.

Visiting Old Ironsides......what else to do in Boston?
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Going to visit Old Ironsides (she's moored in Boston, right?)



One of the coolest things on Old Ironsides is the bilge pump system that was
operated by two sailors at the end of long handles. When going into battle
they purposely flooded the gun deck with water from the bilge to ensure the
gun powder in the cannons didn't inadvertantly catch the ship on fire.

They tell the same story at the USS(?) Constellation in Baltimore.

And, on the USS Constellation they fire a cannon. A salute cannon but, a
cannon none the less.

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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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North End, Boston
This Italian neighborhood, Boston's oldest, is known for its wonderful
restaurants and historic sights.

If you get there. have dinner at Joe Tecci's - real good food and a very
cool decor.

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...Plymouth where you can stand in awe of the famous Plymouth Rock. :-)

It just looks so much bigger on the postcards. :-

--Mike

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Headed out to Boston/Salem/Topsfield next week.


If you decide to venture south of Boston .... towards Cape Cod .... let me
know. I'll take you on a quick tour of south coastal comunities, including
Plymouth where you can stand in awe of the famous Plymouth Rock. :-)

Eisboch