Putnam Horse-shoe Nail Company The S. S. Putnam Nail company began the manufacture of curtain fixtures, horseshoe nails and other types of hardware at Neponset in 1859. In 1860 thirty-three tons of horseshoe nails were manufactured during the entire year. In 1891...
Preston Chocolate number 8975 Preston Chocolate on Commercial Point One of the buildings of the Baker Chocolate complex was named the Preston building in honor of another Dorchester chocolate maker, a former competitor to Baker. The Preston building is a three-story...
The Savin Hill Historic District is located in the Dorchester section of Boston and completely occupies a peninsula of land extending out into Dorchester Bay. Although part of much larger community, the district has always stood out distinctly due to geographical...
Liversidge Starch and Gum Factories 24252 The 1831 map of Dorchester has a square symbol labeled Starch Manufactory. The 1850 map below has a better representation. ...
Charles H. Haines, Jr., was born in Dorchester on February 14, 1888, to Charles H. Haines and his wife, Florence, who had married the year before. Charles, Sr., had moved to 16 Warner Street in 1886, when the house was newly-built. Charles, Jr., attended the...
