Five towns claim to be Navy's birthplace; may be narrowed to 1
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
BOSTON -- The old sign near its border that proclaims the upstate New York town of Whitehall to be the birthplace of the U.S. Navy is a bit worn out, town clerk Elaine Jones admits. Residents of several other Northeast towns might describe it another way: Not true.
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