Boston, Massachusetts
Boston Common
Near 44 Beacon St.
GPS coordinates: 42.35551,-71.06624
Take a photo of your rally flag and motorcycle with the above image.*

Located near the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, is a Mark IV mine like the ones used in WWI in the largest and most rapid mine laying operation in history. German U-Boats were terrorizing the seas and putting a halt to merchant shipping, even of relief supplies in the eastern Atlantic. The most famous of the U-Boat attacks was the sinking of the R.M.S. Lusitania, a passenger ship, resulting in 128 American deaths which began the dialogue that resulted in the entry of the United States into the War in April of 1917.

U.S. Mine Squadron One (Yankee Mining Squadron) was ordered to mine the 250 mile stretch of the North Sea from Scotland to Norway. The Squadron placed 56,571 mines (including a record 600 by a single ship in 2 hours) effectively protecting North Sea shipping lanes and resulting in the sinking of 22 German U-Boats. This memorial was placed in 1921 to honor all of the sailors who participated in the operation.

Also in the area: While in Boston, a day or more can be consumed by walking the Freedom Trail, checking out the Bunker Hill Monument, "Old Ironsides," the other monuments in the Boston Common (and nearby Bull & Finch Tavern, the inspiration for TV’s Cheers) and the food and shopping to be found at Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

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*If motorcycle, rally flag and above image can't be in the same photo, submit two photos: one with rally flag and above image, and another with rally flag and motorcycle nearby. If the site is CLOSED or inaccessible, submit a photo with rally flag and motorcycle nearby, along with an explanation.

Tour of Honor-New England is sponsored by Jim Hatch.