Did you know that the Museum is housed in Charlestown Navy Yard’s “Building 22,” the Pump House for Dry Dock 1? Also called the “Engine House,” the building opened in 1833 to drain the water from the dock to enable repairs to USS Constitution. Once the ship was in place and a wooden caisson sealed off the dock from Boston Harbor, the Pump House's giant steam pumps worked for six hours to drain the water and make the ship’s hull accessible for repairs. By the time USS Constitution entered Dry Dock 1 again, the pumping mechanism had been relocated and Building 22 was now the offices of the restoration supervisor and his staff. Today, visitors entering the Museum walk directly over the location of the original pump wells that first drained the dry dock for Constitution. #Preservation
📷 “Elevations and Sections of Building 22”, May 1872. [Courtesy Boston National Historical Park/National Park Service, BOSTS-13373.]
![Did you know that the Museum is housed in Charlestown Navy Yard’s “Building 22,” the Pump House for Dry Dock 1? Also called the “Engine House,” the building opened in 1833 to drain the water from the dock to enable repairs to USS Constitution. Once the ship was in place and a wooden caisson sealed off the dock from Boston Harbor, the Pump Houses giant steam pumps worked for six hours to drain the water and make the ship’s hull accessible for repairs. By the time USS Constitution entered Dry Dock 1 again, the pumping mechanism had been relocated and Building 22 was now the offices of the restoration supervisor and his staff. Today, visitors entering the Museum walk directly over the location of the original pump wells that first drained the dry dock for Constitution. #Preservation
📷 “Elevations and Sections of Building 22”, May 1872. [Courtesy Boston National Historical Park/National Park Service, BOSTS-13373.]](https://scontent-iad3-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/440572088_832789648883202_2492358950390952320_n.jpg?_nc_cat=109&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=gSd5sAZGi1AQ7kNvgH7sIss&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-2.xx&cb_e2o_trans=t&edm=AKIiGfEEAAAA&oh=00_AfBvjYJ5Y5x8TDiry306ggD1Yg-z8EA_x89OiM1gLD7hCw&oe=663992C0)
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Summer begins! 👏 The Museum switches to Summer hours beginning tomorrow, May 1st. We'll be open from 9:30 am- 5:00 pm daily! Plan your visit: bit.ly/4aVJB7v
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A Bucket List item and a Must See
Awesome.
Thank you to everyone who made last week's Council of American Maritime Museums annual conference a special one. Our time together included tours of Dry Dock 1, Boston's North End, and culminated in a sunset cruise in Boston Harbor, which offered spectacular views of the city. #huzzah to all, and thank you to everyone for the opportunity to host! See you next year!
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📸 Images of the Museum and USS Constitution by Arlan Fonseca, Courtesy National Park Service
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Thank you for being such outstanding hosts!
All hands ,make Ready, the Lady is coming threw!!
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📸 Katy Rogers Art, Courtesy USS Constitution Museum
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