Transportation – MBTA – Ashmont Station No. 4574 Postcard. Real photo postcard of Ashmont Station headhouse. Ca. 1930. No. 12447 Ashmont Station Dedication 10-21-2011, photo from Bob Rugo...
Dorchester Description, 1654 Johnson, in his Wonder Working Providence, thus speaks of Dorchester in 1654. “The forme of this Towne is almost like a Serpent turning her head to the Northward; over against Tompson’s Island, and the Castle, her body and...
The Converging Cultures of the Neponset River Estuary by Richard Heath No. 99 Detail from 1831 map showing mouth of Neponset River Introduction The Neponset River Estuary is the convergence of not only two ecosystems but two cultures. The Estuary is where the...
The Siege of Boston and the Fortification of Dorchester Heights A brief description of the occupation of Dorchester Heights appears below. For a much longer and illustrated telling of the story, you can open the pdf version of Dorchester Heights: Prelude to...
No. 12304 Bird’s-Eye View of Lower Mill, 1890 The Simpson Refrigerator Company was located on the north side of Sanford Street, Dorchester (Boston),Massachusetts, in the Lower Mills section. The factory would have been located approximately at 53-57 Sanford...
