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The Port of Boston

The American Merchant Marine, Its History and Romance from 1620-1902
Describes the importance of America's mercantile fleet to the nation's economy and defense.
BLC: U.S. Custom House Landmark Study Report
This study examines the historical and architectural significance of the U.S. Custom House.
Boston's Working Port: A Foundation for Innovation
A planning document for the improvement of port facilities to ensure the success of Boston's maritime industries.
Boston Looks Seaward: The Story of the Port, 1630-1940
This history of Boston's seaport was compiled by writers employed by the Works Progress Administration during the Great Depression.
Eighteenth-Century Wharf Construction in Baltimore, Maryland
This 1987 M.A. thesis discusses methods of wharf building used in the colonial era.
Evolution of Seawall Construction Methods in Boston Harbor
An article by Prof. Peter Rosen of Northeastern University.
Inventories of Seawalls and Other Coastal Structures
These inventories were compiled by the Mass. Office of Coastal Zone Management.
Massport
Massport operates several maritime facilities in Boston: the Conley Container Terminal in South Boston, Flynn Cruiseport Boston, and the Boston Fish Pier.
MassPort: Economic Impact of the Port of Boston
An economic analysis of trade, employment, and services related to the Port of Boston.
NPS: Coastal Engineering — Hard Structures
This guide form the National Park Service offers illustrated descriptions of seawalls, groins, and jetties.
NPS: Drydock No. 1, Charlestown Navy Yard Historic Structure Report
Provides an illustrated history of the drydock and the ships that it served.
NPS: Drydock No. 1, Charlestown Navy Yard Historic Structure Report
Provides an illustrated history of the drydock and the ships that it served.
NPS: Long Wharf, Boston
A brief history of Long Wharf's central role in Boston's maritime history.
NPS: Wharf Building of a Century and More Ago (1939)
Discusses two surviving 19th-century wharves in Salem, Mass., with details on their construction.
Paul Revere: Landing of the Troops (1770)
This print illustrates the landing of British troops in 1768. The print provides a view of Long Wharf and of the city of Boston behind it.
Paul W. Conley Container Terminal
Information on the terminal and improvements currently underway to serve larger vessels.
NPS: Peter Faneuil: Empire of Goods, Wealth, and Enslavement
This National Park Service website explores Faneuil's transatlantic trade in codfish, lumber, luxury goods, and enslaved human beings.
Rehabilitating Boston’s Aging Seawalls for Sea Level Rise and Coastal Resiliency
On needed upgrades to Boston's seawater defenses.
Report on Ship Canal from Taunton River to Boston Harbor (1902)
A survey of a proposed ship canal route.
Samuel Eliot Morison: The Maritime History of Massachusetts, 1783-1860
The classic history of Boston's maritime tradition.
Sasaki Associates: Long Wharf (1980)
A plan for the development of the wharf as an open public space.
A Sketch of the Recent Improvements at East-Boston (1836)
This pamphlet describes the East Boston Wharf and ferry service, as well as nearby railroad, sugar and iron-founding establishments.
Wharves and Piers: Their Design, Construction, and Equipment (1917)
Contains drawings and information on the Commonwealth Pier (1900) and on piers built in East Boston for the Boston and Albany Railroad.

Airport

Logan International Airport
Logan Airport Environmental Data and Project Planning Reports
Logan Airport Health Study (2014)
This study examined the impacts of Logan Airport operations on the air, water, and noise levels of East Boston.

E-books on Seaports and Airports

Boston's Long Wharf: A Path to the Sea by Kelly Kilcrease
Call Number: 974.461 .K55 2021

ISBN: 1467144738

Publication Date: 2021
Portrait of a Port: Boston, 1852-1914 by W. H. Bunting
Call Number: 387.1 B942p

ISBN: 0674690761

Publication Date: 1994