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City of Boston

Charlestown

's Charlestown was the traditional home of employees at the now-decommissioned Navy Yard. It has experienced a shift in its population and industry and an increasing number of young professionals are joining the families who have lived in the area for years.
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  • Type: Suburb with 20,400 residents
  • Description: neighborhood (former town) of Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Also known as: “Charles Towne”, “Charleston”, “Charlestown Heights”, “Charlestown, Boston”, “Charlestown, Massachusetts”, “Charlton”, and “Mishawum”
  • Postal code: 02129

Places of Interest

Highlights include USS Constitution and TD Garden.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena in . It is located directly above the MBTA's , and it replaced the original upon opening in 1995.

Scenic viewpoint
The is a monument erected at the site of the Battle of Bunker Hill in , , which was among the first major battles between the United Colonies and the British Empire in the American Revolutionary War.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North End and East Boston.

Photo: Rellimaz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Known as "Little Italy" for over a hundred years, the proudly carries the torch of 's Italian heritage. Its narrow, dense streets consistently draw hordes of visitors looking to experience old world culture and first class dining.

Photo: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0.
A lot of neighborhoods claim to be diverse, but is the real deal. "Eastie", as the locals call it, has always been a welcoming place for immigrants hoping to gain a toehold in .

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A city of history and tradition, offers a proud legacy of culture, education, and numerous sporting championships. The "shining city on a hill"s independent spirit has been displayed to the world ever since colonists were angry over a British tax on their beloved tea and dumped shiploads of it into the harbor in protest.

Charlestown

Latitude
42.37788° or 42° 22′ 40″ north
Longitude
-71.062° or 71° 3′ 43″ west
Population
20,400
Elevation
43 feet (13 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US CHN
Open location code
87JC9WHQ+56
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158842640
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
4932819
Wiki­data ID
Q1756813
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Satellite Map

Discover Charlestown from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Welsh—“Charlestown” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Չալզթաուն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çarlztaun”
  • Belarusian: “Чарлзтаўн”
  • Catalan: “Charlestown”
  • Cebuano: “Charlestown”
  • Chinese: “查爾斯鎮 (麻薩諸塞州)”
  • Chinese: “查爾斯頓”
  • Chinese: “波士頓查爾斯頓”
  • Chinese: “波士顿查尔斯顿”
  • Chinese: “碳排放計畫”
  • Czech: “Charlestown”
  • Danish: “Charlestown”
  • Dutch: “Charlestown”
  • Finnish: “Charlestown”
  • French: “Charlestown”
  • German: “Charlestown”
  • Greek: “Τσαρλστάουν”
  • Greek: “Τσάρλσταουν”
  • Hebrew: “צ’ארלסטאון”
  • Hungarian: “Charlestown”
  • Irish: “Charlestown”
  • Italian: “Charlestown”
  • Japanese: “チャールズタウン”
  • Latin: “Carolopolis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Charlestown”
  • Norwegian: “Charlestown”
  • Ossetian: “Чарльзтаун”
  • Persian: “چارلزتاون، بوستون”
  • Persian: “چارلزتاون”
  • Polish: “Charlestown”
  • Portuguese: “Charlestown”
  • Romanian: “Charlestown, Massachusetts”
  • Romanian: “Charlestown”
  • Russian: “Чарлзтаун”
  • Russian: “Чарльзтаун”
  • Slovak: “Charlestown”
  • Slovenian: “Charlestown”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چارلزتوون، بوزتون”
  • Spanish: “Charlestown (Boston)”
  • Spanish: “Charlestown”
  • Swahili: “Charlestown, Massachusetts”
  • Swahili: “Charlestown”
  • Swedish: “Charlestown”
  • Tatar: “Чарлзтаун”
  • Turkish: “Charlestown”
  • Ukrainian: “Чарльзтаун”
  • Urdu: “چارلس ٹاؤن، بوسٹن”
  • Welsh: “Charlestown”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Charlestown”. Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 3.0.