We got on the train about 9:00 am and it is an hour ride to the train depot which is right down town. The Freedom Trail is a marked path through historical Boston. It is about 2 ½ miles and then a walk back to the station so we should have a good day. We first walked across a bridge over to the Charleston Navy Shipyard where the USS Constitution and the Cassin Young naval destroyer are docked and on display to tour. A walk through the shipyard gives an overview of the complex operations of a shipyard. The first ship built by the Charleston Shipyard was in 1814, the USS Independence.
We were able to see one of the dry docks used many years ago. This stone and metal structure was completed in 1833. It made the repair of large Naval ships faster, easier and safer. The first ship to ever dry dock here was USS Constitution. The picture we took of the Constitution is not very good so we have included a picture of it with sails unfurled taken from the museum. It is hard to believe such a beautiful ship could be built to fight in a war.
