1. rickinmar:

    June 17 1775. The Battle of Bunker Hill, and the subsequent burning of Charlestown by the British.

     
  2. Winter weather aboard USS Constitution - CHARLESTOWN, Mass.  Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman John Fisher shovels snow in front of USS Constitution. Constitution is the world’s oldest commissioned warship afloat. (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Shannon Heavin/Released)

    Original (3585 x 2561)

     
  3. Next day, there was a call at Charlestown, until quite recently a working port for the export of china clay, but now home to preserved sailing vessels, one of which lies at anchor in the bay

     
  4. Panoramic View of Charlestown from Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, Mass. [postcard front]