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Somerville

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Once a part of Charlestown that could only be reached via The Neck (present-day Sullivan Square), Somerville became accessible from Boston with the construction of the Middlesex Canal and the…

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West Roxbury

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

West Roxbury Then & Now

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Jamaica Plain

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Sometimes called the Eden of America, Jamaica Plain has a rich and colorful history reaching back to pastoral roots in the seventeenth century. Some say the neighborhood was named during…

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Boston’s North End

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Since Boston’s settlement in 1630, the North End has developed from a neighborhood of residences and artisan shops. Known for the nationally important Paul Revere House, which is the oldest…

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Forest Hills Cemetery

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Laid out in 1848 as a rural garden cemetery by Henry A. S. Dearborn, Forest Hills Cemetery celebrates its 160th anniversary in 2008 as Boston’s premier arboretum cemetery. Since the…

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Roxbury

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Settled in 1630, Roxbury, Massachusetts, became one of the most affluent towns in Colonial America. Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, Roxbury was the only point of access by land…

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Il North End Di Boston

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Le strade del North End di Boston, alcune delle quail furono costuite nel diciasettesimo secolo, emanano il senso di una storia ricca ed interessante che ha visto coinvolte varie generazioni…

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Dorchester

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Dorchester was settled in 1630 by Puritans from England, and for over two hundred years it remained a small farming community. However, the arrival of the Old Colony Railroad brought…

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Dorchester: A Compendium

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

A collection of articles that first appeared in the Dorchester community notes.

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Christmas Traditions in Boston

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

In this book the author outlines the celebration of Christmas in Boston. By the 19th century a German immigrant introduced the Christmas tree to Boston, and shortly thereafter Louis Prang…

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East Boston

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Originally called Noodle’s Island, East Boston was once comprised of five islands connected by marshland. Today, many people identify East Boston as the location of Logan International Airport, but it…

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Boston’s West End

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Within these pages, author Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

brings to life the history of Boston’s West End–the

area of the city bound by the Charles River and Storrow Drive as well…

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South Boston Volume II

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Visit territory such as the House of Reformation at City Point and the Home for the Feeble-minded at City Point. Explore the Perkins Institute for the Blind, relocated in the…

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Boston’s Financial District

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Boston’s financial district is considered the heart of New England’s banking and finance. It is a veritable overlay of sleek modern office buildings and elegant high-rise structures of the early…

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Cambridge

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Settled as New Towne in 1631, Cambridge was referred to by Wood, a seventeenth-century chronicler, as one of the neatest and best compacted towns in New England. The founding of…

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Boston’s Back Bay

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

One of the largest development projects in nineteenth-century America, Boston’s Back Bay was essentially a tidal basin until the construction of the Mill Dam (present-day Beacon Street) just after the…

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Cambridge

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Settled as New Towne in 1631, Cambridge was referred to by Wood, a seventeenth-century chronicler, as one of the neatest and best compacted towns in New England. The founding of…

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Boston’s South End

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Originally a narrow, barren strip of land known as the Neck, Boston’s South End grew from a lonely sentry post and execution grounds to what is today the largest Victorian…

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South Boston

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

South Boston, once a part of Dorchester, was annexed to the city of Boston in 1804. Previously known as a tight-knit community of Polish, Lithuanian, and Irish Americans, South Boston…

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Dorchester

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

The ease of transportation via the Old Colony Railroad revolutionized Dorchester in the period between 1850 and the Civil War and brought a residential building boom that lasted the next…

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A History of Howard Johnson’s: How a Massachusetts Soda Fountain Became an American Icon

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Chronicles the history of the iconic Howard Johnson’s restaurant chain.

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South Boston

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

South Boston, once a part of Dorchester, was annexed to the city of Boston in 1804. Previously known as a tight-knit community of Polish, Lithuanian, and Irish Americans, South Boston…

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Boston’s Financial District

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Boston’s financial district is considered the heart of New England’s banking and finance. It is a veritable overlay of sleek modern office buildings and elegant high-rise structures of the early…

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Roslindale

Anthony Mitchell Sammarco

Once referred to as the Suburb Superb, Roslindale was at one time part of the town of West Roxbury, which had been set off from Roxbury in 1851. The rapid…

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