"Not only the wealth, but the independence and security of a country, appear
to be materially connected with the prosperity of manufacturers. Every nation ... ought to endeavor to possess within
itself all the essentials of a national supply. They comprise the means of subsistence, habitation, clothing and
defense ... The expediency of encouraging manufactures in the United States, which was not long since deemed very
questionable, appears at this time to be pretty generally admitted."
Alexander Hamilton
Alex's Hotel thoughts. Below are two options for our visitors to consider. The Marriott
Long Wharf is directly across the street from Quincy Market sitting on a wharf jutting out into Boston harbor. Our Saturday evening dinner is at
historic Durgin Park restaurant which is in Quincy Market. A great location in the heart of all the excitement.
Comfort Inn is almost half the cost option and is a 15 minute drive along the inner harbor a mile past JFK Library. It
offers unique amenities such as free airport pick-up & drop off service, a full breakfast, a 24 hour "safe" bowling alley & billiards center as part of the
complex and an on site micro-brewery and more.
Call them directly to make your reservations.
Boston Hotel accomodations in the heart of historic waterfront district.
Marriott Boston 877-901-2078
*****
Call 877-901-2078 to make your reservations and reference the
American Made Heroes
Room Block. *******
Marriott Boston 877-901-2078
10 minutes from Boston airport & train station. Located in the heart of the seaport filled with shops, restaurants & historic sites.
Driving? 20 minutes from historic waterfront district. Plenty of public parking at waterfront.
1-617-287-9200
Ask for In-House Revervations
Excellent room rates are available. Simply call them directly to make your reservations. Comfort Inn 1-617-287-9200
Join in a full Satruday of fun with a reception & dinner at famous Durgin Park in Quincy Market!
American Made Heroes
St. Patrick's Day Saturday!
Click above photo for more!
Dine with your fellow Heores!
American Made Heroes
We at American Made Heroes
welcome you to our St. Patrick's Day reception & dinner at Boston's famous Durgin Park in the heart of historic Quincy Marketplace.
Opened in 1827 in Faneuil Hall Market, Durgin Park still has long, communal tables, tile floors, waitresses known for their sass, and true New England
food, from a singular clam chowder to Yankee pot roast with cornbread, from baked scrod and fried Ipswich clams to molasses-rich Indian pudding and
chocolate-topped Boston cream pudding. Good New England beer selection, too. (Come in the back door to avoid the crush of tourists coming in the front.
We reserved the entire 3rd floor dining hall, pictured above, for our special "
American Made Heroes
" and invited guests and dignitaries.)
As the "Gathering of Heroes" official activities end at Friday noon after which attendees can rest before strolling along America's most historic & famous
"Freedom Trail" ending at Quincy Market to then browse the many interesting shops clustered there ... and finally meeting right there at Durgin Park to sit
& rest and enjoy a great meal with new friends!
We thank you again for your interest and support of all our efforts. You all are both encouraging and greatly appreciated. Thank you.
-- Mike Tamulis, Event Coordinator & Creator of
AmericanMadeHeroes.com
Gathering of
American Made Heroes
... Durgin Park dinner sign-up.
We thank The Boston Beer Company for their involvement in USA's "Gathering of Heroes"!
Jim Koch, Founder
Click photo for "Hero" profile.
We applaud The Boston Beer Company founder Jim Koch for through his vision and entrepreneurial spirit there are now 750 fellow Americans who are gainfully
employed and, as is reviewed on his "Hero" profile page, Mr. Koch continues to encourage a new generation of USA job creators through his "Brewing the
American Dream" organization.
We loudly applaud Jim Koch and welcome
him as an
American Made Hero.
Celebrate Evacuation Day with George Washington & with a Sam Adams!
Samuel Adams was born to a wealthy and powerful family in Boston, Massachusetts. His father, (also named Samuel Adams), was an important landowner in the Boston area, and his second cousin John Adams would one day become the first vice president and second president of the United States.
Unfortunately for old Samuel Adams, he would lose much of his wealth in a risky investment in paper currency, a form of currency outlawed in 1744 by the British government. Samuel Adams the younger had just earned his Master's Degree from Harvard College the previous year.
The pair decided to go into business together opening up a brewery. When the elder Adams died in 1748, control of the brewery went entirely to Samuel Adams. He ran the brewery singly for over 20 years, but it failed in 1764. The brewery had never been particularly profitable, but he held on until finally he had to shut it down. His largely unsuccessful stint as a brewer would not go unremembered, however, and in 1985 would serve as the name of the highly popular Samuel Adams beer company
Samuel Adams ... a brewer ... a patriot
... an
American Made Hero!
In his over 50 years of public life Samuel Adams worked as a failed brewer, tax collector, Massachusetts legislator and vital
rabble rouser for the cause of patriotism and freedom. Although forever linked with the brewery trade as the name of the popular beer brand, it is as a patriot that Sam Adams’
true legacy remains. One cannot even imagine what would have happened in those turbulent years of the colonial period without his violent passion for liberty and
his explosive talent at oratory.
