Dorchester Town Seal No. 3698 The Dorchester Historical Society has adapted the seal of the town of Dorchester as its emblem, since the town no longer exists. The committee chosen “to procure a seal suitable as a corporate seal of the town of Dorchester”...
Dorchester in the Civil War Fort Sumter fell before the guns of the rebels on the 14th day of April, 1861. The news of the event startled the men of the North and aroused them into action. Among the first to concert measures to “protect, preserve and...
Description of Dorchester District 1910 Description of the “The Dorchester District” in Rand, McNally’s Guide, 1910. To reach Dorchester via Meeting House Hill, take the blue cars marked “Meeting House Hill” and “Dorchester”...
Description of Dorchester 1821 by John G. Hales From: John G. Hales. A Survey of Boston and Its Vicinity, 1821 The north-east half of Dorchester is altogether settled, and generally composed of a rich soil and highly cultivated. The old roads are crooked, are but...
