tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post4988418735936062981..comments2023-09-07T09:52:36.041-04:00Comments on Life As An Outlier: Beach DayMiss Outlierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554916486302075437noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post-20943426222334295252012-07-06T14:09:23.563-04:002012-07-06T14:09:23.563-04:00Oh, whoops, excellent point - our tour guide was a...Oh, whoops, excellent point - our tour guide was a bit mistaken. :) Thanks for clearing that up!Miss Outlierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01554916486302075437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8481001930714468704.post-18509600122390165492012-07-03T17:55:01.858-04:002012-07-03T17:55:01.858-04:00Neither Salem nor Beverly is the first official US...Neither Salem nor Beverly is the first official US Navy base, Washington DC is :<br />http://wiki.answers.com/Q/First_US_navy_base<br /><br />What Beverly does claim is to be the "birthplace of the US Navy": [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly,_Massachusetts]<br /><i>The first ship commissioned for the US military, by the US Army (the US Navy had yet to exist), was the armed schooner Hannah. It was outfitted at Glover's Wharf and first sailed from Beverly Harbor on September 5, 1775. For this reason Beverly calls itself the "Birthplace of America's Navy" -- a claim disputed by other towns, including nearby Marblehead. </i>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com