by admin | Feb 18, 2026
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...
by admin | Sep 20, 2024
Israel Stoughton built Dorchester’s first mill in 1634. The Dorchester Town Records contain an entry for Monday, November 3, 1633 that says “It is generally agreed that Mr. Israel Stoughton shall build a water mill, if he see cause.”[1] By the following January, the...
by admin | Dec 8, 2022
Pauls Bridge No. 2508 Postcard. Caption on front: Pauls Bridge, Neponset River, Mass. Postally unused. On verso: No. 1478. Pub. by Boston Post Card Co., 123 Pearl St.
by admin | Dec 8, 2022
Neponset River at Mattapan No. 2468 Postcard. Caption on front: Neponset River at Mattapan, Mass. Postmarked Mattapan Station, October, 1907 with one-cent stamp. On verso: Published by C.O. Tucker, Boston.
by admin | Dec 6, 2022
Neponset at Pauls Bridge No. 2217 Postcard. Caption on front: The Neponset at Paul’s Bridge. Postmarked Dorchester, Mass., July 6, 1907 with one-cent stamp. On verso: Published by C.O. Tucker, Boston.
