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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1716/00/00
1783/00/00
1813/06/01 Chesapeake and the Shannon battle about 20 nautical miles E of Boston Light for less than 12 minutes. The engagement resulted in more casualties than in any other single-ship action in the history of both navies. War of 1812
1813/06/01 Chesapeake and the Shannon battle about 20 nautical miles E of Boston Light for less than 12 minutes. The engagement resulted in more casualties than in any other single-ship action in the history of both navies. Capture of USS Chesapeake
1884/00/00

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Particulars for Boston Light:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Historic Use Coast Guard facility
Area of Significance Communications
Area of Significance Engineering
Owner Federal
Criteria Historic Event
Historic Use Institutional housing
Area of Significance Maritime
Level of Significance National
Sight Category Structure
Area of Significance Transportation
Historic Use Water-related



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 66000133
Resource Type:
Owner: Federal
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: No style listed
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark, Additional documentation
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National; Local; State
Area of Significance: Engineering, Transportation, Architecture, Maritime history, Communications
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1700-1749, 1875-1899, 1800-1824, 1850-1874, 1750-1799, 1825-1849
Significant Year: 1716, 1783, 1884
Historic Function: Domestic, Transportation, Defense
Historic Sub-Function: Water-related, Institutional housing, Coast Guard facility
Current Function: Domestic, Defense, Transportation
Current Sub-Function: Institutional housing Water-related Coast Guard facility

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