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"Old Ironsides" will lie here forever in the well earned serenity of a secure old age, and it is probable that another visitor, the Kronprinzessin Cecilie, although lost under the name of the Mount Vernon and a coat of gray paint, will be long preserved in maritime memory. OLD IRONSIDES WILL LIE HERE FOREVER IN THE WELL EARNED SERENITY OF A SECURE OLD AGE AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT ANOTHER SHIP THE COMPRESENT SICILLY ALTHOUGH LOST UNDER THE NAME OF MOUNT VER NON AND A COAT OF GRAY PAINT WILL BE LONG PRESERVED IN MARITIME HISTORY
he "Gentlemen of Bay of Honduras"--visiting merchants who contributed the spire to the church in 1740; vaults beneath the church, forbidden now to visitors, where lie the bones of many Revolutionary heroes; a unique collection of vellum-covered books, and a few highly precious pieces of ancient furniture. The most conspicuous item about the church, of course, is that from its tower were hung the signal lanterns of Paul Revere, destined to shine imperishably down the ever-lengthening aisles of American history. Before we press on to Bunker Hill--for that is our final destination--we should cast a glance at Copp's Hill Burying Ground, that hillside refuge where one can turn either back to the annals of the past or look out over the roof-tops and narrow streets to the present and the future. If you chose the latter, you can see easily Boston Harbor and Charlestown Navy Yard--that navy yard which has outstripped even its spectacular traditions by its stirring achievements in the Great War. OF THE GENTLEMEN OF THE BAY OF HONDORAS VISITING MERCHANTS WHO CONTRIBUTED THE SPIRE TO THE CHURCH IN SEVENTEEN FORTY VAULTS BENEATH THE CHURCH FORBIDDEN NOW TO VISITORS WHERE LIE THE BONES OF MANY REVOLUTIONARY HEROES A UNIQUE COLLECTION OF VELLUM COVERED BOOKS AND A FEW HIGHLY PRECIOUS PIECES OF ANCIENT FURNITURE THE MOST CONSPICUOUS ITEM ABOUT THE CHURCH OF COURSE IS THAT FROM ITS TOWER WERE HUNG THE SIGNAL LANTERNS OF PAUL REVERE DESTINED TO SHINE IMPERISHABLY DOWN THE EVER LENGTHENING AISLES OF AMERICAN HISTORY BEFORE WE PRESS ON TO BUNKER HILL FOR THAT IS OUR FINAL DESTINATION WE SHOULD CAST A GLANCE AT COPSE HILL BURYING GROUND THAT HILLSIDE REFUGE WHERE ONE CAN TURN EITHER BACK TO THE ANNALS OF THE PAST OR LOOK OUT OVER THE ROOF TOPS AND NARROW STREETS TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE IF YOU CHOOSE THE LATTER YOU CAN EASILY SEE BOSTON HARBOR AND CHARLESTOWN NAVVY YARD THAT NAVY YARD WHICH HAS OUTSTRIPPED EVEN ITS SPECTACULAR TRADITIONS BY ITS STIRRING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE GREAT WAR
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