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The District Wharf, commonly known simply as The Wharf, is a multi-billion dollar mixed-use development on the Southwest Waterfront in Washington, D.C. It contains the city's historic Maine Avenue Fish Market, hotels, residential buildings, restaurants, shops, parks, piers, docks and marinas, and live music venues.
Shortly thereafter, in 1800, the land for the Charlestown Navy Yard was purchased by the United States government and the yard itself was established. The yard built the first U.S. ship of the line , USS Independence in 1814, and at least twelve small vessels for the American Civil War , but was primarily a repair and storage facility until the ...
The Charlestown Navy Yard is located on the southern edge of Charlestown on the banks of the Charles River. Used during the American Revolutionary War as a shipyard, it continued to serve as a base of the United States Navy until 1975, when the Navy turned the property over to the National Park Service.
The Capitol Riverfront is served by the Navy Yard – Ballpark and Capitol South stations on the Washington Metro system. The neighborhood is also served by I-395 and I-295 and by a circulator bus route to Union Station, and it is a 10-minute taxi ride to Reagan National Airport.
Charlestown 42°22′26″N 71°03′23″W / 42.3738°N 71.0565°W / 42.3738; -71.0565 ( Boston Naval One of the USA's oldest shipyards, this shipyard is home to two NHL ships ( USS Constitution and USS Cassin Young ), and has the only surviving ropewalk that has not been moved or significantly altered.
Charlestown is also accessible via the Charlestown Navy Yard Ferry Terminal where the MBTA operates a ferry between the Navy Yard and Long Wharf (near the New England Aquarium), [37] making this a popular choice among both commuters and tourists. [38] The Boston Harborwalk and the Freedom Trail pass through the neighborhood.
Charlestown Naval Shipyard Park is an 11.06-acre (4.48 ha) [1] park in Charlestown's Boston Navy Yard, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Korean War Memorial is installed in the park. The Charlestown Navy Yard Ferry Terminal extends out from the south side of the park. The Anchor and Navy Yard Commons opened in May 2019. [2] [3]
The Yards is a 42-acre (17 ha) development on the Anacostia River waterfront in Washington, D.C. The area is at the center of the Capitol Riverfront Business Improvement District and was originally an annex of the Washington Navy Yard. The development is part of the larger Navy Yard neighborhood.