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Destination:
Boston Cruises |
Boston Area
Cruise from
Boston to Canada - New England, the Southern Caribbean, Bermuda, Europe,
Transatlantic and the Caribbean in 2006. In 2006, Baltimore
Cruises will be offered from May thru November. Royal Caribbean
Grandeur of the Seas will also offer 5, 7 to 35 night cruises in 2006.
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Castle Island, the
oldest continuously fortified site in British North America, got its
name because every fort located here was always informally known as the
"Castle." As its strategic location allowed for the protection of Boston
harbor from sea attack, in 1634 Governor Dudley of Massachusetts Bay
Colony ordered the construction of an earthwork with three cannons.
During the Revolutionary War, the evacuating British destroyed the
island's fortifications. It was repaired by troops under the command of
a young lieutenant named Paul Revere.
Other notables connected with the island include 19th century American
author Edgar Allan Poe, who served here for five months in 1827 under
the name of Perry. His story, "The Cask of Amontillado" is believed to
have been based on an early Castle Island legend. |
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