Camp McKay, Italian Prisoner of War Camp No. 15261 Camp McKay During World War II there was a prisoner of war camp near Carson Beach for Italian prisoners of war by the name of Camp McKay. The prisoners were allowed out on liberty from time to time, and many of them...
PDF1003 Sammarco Andrew Square May 1995 “Andrew Square Named after Abolitionist ‘War Governor’ John Andrew.” Article by Anthony Sammarco, published in the Dorchester Community News, May 12,...
Franklin Field Once Served as Speedway No. 723 Franklin Field Speedway. The Grandstand — Mayor Fitzgerald and President Johnson in the Barouche. Photograph printed in The Driving Clubs of Greater Boston. Boston, 1914. Article by Anthony Sammarco entitled...
Dorchester Day Origins The Dorchester Historical Society inaugurated Dorchester Day in the year 1904 to observe the 274th anniversary of the settlement of Dorchester. Over 200 citizens of Dorchester gathered in a tent on Savin Hill to celebrate the occasion with a...
Lincoln’s Visit to Dorchester No. 23264 Map showing Lincoln’s visit to the area In 1848 Abraham Lincoln came to the northeast to campaign for the candidacy of Zachary Taylor for the office of President of the United States. Taylor’s nomination was...
