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An area near the top of Telegraph Hill was used as the site of a reservoir to provide water to South Boston in 1849, with water provided from Lake Cochituate in the western suburbs. This reservoir was later filled in and South Boston High School was built on the site in 1901. The rest of the summit of the hill was developed as Thomas Park in ...
South Boston (colloquially Southie) is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay. It has undergone several demographic transformations since being annexed to the city of Boston in 1804.
The park, centered on Telegraph Hill, was called Thomas Park and was one of the first public parks in the city. [ 4 ] In June 1898, the Massachusetts General Court passed a resolution appropriating $25,000 for the creation of a monument at Dorchester Heights to commemorate the construction of the redoubts that led to the British evacuation.
Bare Cove Park in Hingham A combination of wide, paved roads and woodland trails, good for families with plenty of room for bikes and strollers. Fort Hill Street, Hingham. 781-741-1400.
Boston: c. 1680: Oldest building in downtown Boston. [98] Hoar Tavern: Lincoln: 1680 One of the oldest buildings in Lincoln. [99] Ironmaster's House: Saugus: 1681 Also known as the Appleton House. This was part of the Saugus Iron Works, which was a major industrial complex. It has been restored and is open to the public. John Ward House: Salem 1684
Old South Church in Boston, Massachusetts, also known as New Old South Church or Third Church, is a historic United Church of Christ congregation first organized in 1669. Its present building was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Charles Amos Cummings and Willard T. Sears, completed in 1873, and amplified by the architects Allen & Collens between 1935–1937.
South Boston High School was built on Telegraph Hill in Dorchester Heights in 1901. It was the first high school in the South Boston neighborhood. [1] [3] During the Boston busing crisis in the 1970s, several racial incidents took place at the school. [4] On September 12, 1974, the first day of school, only 124 students attended.
Thomas Michael Menino (December 27, 1942 – October 30, 2014) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston, from 1993 to 2014. He was the city's longest-serving mayor. He was the city's longest-serving mayor.