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Let Us Go Down to the Sea in Ships
Mount Auburn Cemetery, 580 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA | Get Directions »
$12.00
Boston has a rich history of designing, building, and navigating fast sailing ships, from the sleek clippers that sailed round the Horn to early America’s Cup champions. Join Steve Pinkerton and Katherine Robinson in Story Chapel for a review of the history of clipper ship and yacht building in the Boston area and a visit to the graves of some of America’s 19th century sailing legends.
Event Details
| Where | Mount Auburn Cemetery 580 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138 |
| Next on | This event is over. |
| Time | 1:00 pm–2:30 pm |
| Who to bring | Everyone |
| Website | http://www.mountauburn.org/2012/let-us-go-down-to-the-sea-in-ships/ |
| Phone | 617-607-1980 |
| friends@mountauburn.org | |
| Price | 12 |
| Tickets | Buy Tickets |
More About Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery is a national historic landmark hosting the grave sites of such American luminaries as Mary Baker Eddy, Isabella Stewart Gardner, Winslow Homer, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and many more. It is also an active burial place. History buffs, nature lovers and walkers alike enjoy the many miles of meandering pathways, historic gravestones and gorgeous grounds of the cemetery.
Other events here
- Service of Commemoration Wed, May 22, 5:00 pm–6:00 pm
- The Art of Memory: Contemporary Commemoration at Mount Auburn Thu, May 23, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm
- Early Risers Horticulture Club Fri, May 24, 7:00 am–8:00 am
- 15 Shades of Gray Sat, May 25, 10:00 am–11:30 am
- Bigelow Chapel Open House Sun, May 26, 1:00 pm–4:00 pm
- Discover Mount Auburn: A Walking Tour Sat, Jun 1, 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
- Jean Danton & Thomas Stumpf Sat, Jun 1, 3:00 pm–4:30 pm
- A Pride Week Walk through Mount Auburn Sun, Jun 2, 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
- Late Migrants and Breeding Birds Wed, Jun 5, 7:30 am–9:00 am
- Early Risers Horticulture Club Fri, Jun 7, 7:00 am–8:00 am
