Our last day.
Fortunately we only had two parks left to do:
the Boston National Park and the Boston African American Heritage
Trail. We had walked the Freedom Trail
the first time we went to Boston in 2005 so we had seen most of the sites
already. We stopped at the Visitor
Center in Faneuil Hall to get our passport stamps and then started walking the
trail to Boston Common. From there we
found the beginning of the African American Heritage Trail, which was about a
mile long. It was another hot day.
Luckily we found a Peet’s along the way and went in for some iced coffees. Along the trail are several houses of
abolitionists and other African Americans who played a role in Boston’s
history. This park is fairly new and
could use some better signage and plaques along the trail.
We got the car and drove down to the Charlestown Navy
Yard. In particular we wanted to see the
USS Cassin Young, a navy destroyer used in World War II. Jim Wheelehan served on the USS Eaton and it
was interesting to see what his day-to-day life would have been like on the
ship. The ranger was very helpful and
provided us with some great tips on where we could find more information about
the ships and their service during WWII.
GETTING OUR LAST PASSPORT STAMP
FOR THE NEW ENGLAND NATIONAL PARKS.
