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Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence of Little Mystic Channel & Mystic River at northernmost ent of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence of Little Mystic Channel & Mystic River at northernmost ent of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

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Summary

Significance: Pier 11 is significant as the last pier built at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is also the largest. It was originally a narrow timber pier constructed during World War II to serve in degaussing ships. It was demolished and rebuilt during the mid-1950s to accommodate maintenance on aircraft carriers.
Survey number: HAER MA-90-68
Building/structure dates: 1946 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1955-1957 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
McGinley Hart & Associates, contractor
Harvey, Liz, transmitter
Stupich, Martin, photographer
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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