Two news items out of Massachusetts are reminders of the importance of preservation and the challenges faced today:
March 13, 2009
BOSTON, MA—It has been a majestic rite: tall ships from across the world dotting Boston Harbor in July, recalling
Tall ships in Boston in 2005.
the city’s maritime history in a parade of billowing white sails and crisply attired sailors. Twice in the last two decades, the event known as Sail Boston has drawn millions to the city.
But in what could be a particularly cruel blow to the region’s recession-addled psyche and economy, the tall ships extravaganza could be scaled back or even canceled this summer, another victim of the vicious economy.
Municipal officials have said they might have to scrap the event unless Sail Boston 2009, the nonprofit group that organizes the event, can come up with a plan by the end of the month to reimburse the city for an estimated $3 million to $5 million in public safety costs.
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GREAT BROOK FARM STATE PARK, MA—In a surprising development that has confirmed a number of longstanding local rumors, authorities discovered the 32nd Regiment of His Majesty’s Royal British Army still fighting the Revolutionary War in a small wooded area outside of Carlisle, MA Monday.
The disoriented foot soldiers—who in the spring of 1776 survived a barrage of Patriot cannon fire at Dorchester Heights only to become lost during the subsequent British retreat—were found by park rangers . . .