Standing in the chandeliered parlor of the storied Commandant’s House in Charlestown Navy Yard yesterday, Laura Bush announced the nation’s first citywide program to introduce urban children to local history and the environment.
On the sprawling lawn of the 19th-century mansion, perched atop a hill overlooking Charlestown Harbor, students planted flowers, learned how to wind ropes, and examined bugs and leaves through magnifying glasses.
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