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  2. Roxbury, Boston - Wikipedia

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    [2] Roxbury was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 before being annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868. [3] The original boundaries of the Town of Roxbury can be found in Drake's History of Roxbury and its noted Personages.

  3. St. Joseph Catholic Church (Roxbury, Massachusetts)

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    St. Joseph Catholic Church was a parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston, serving the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.The parish was established in 1845, and a church was built in the same year.

  4. John Eliot Square District - Wikipedia

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    Named after local missionary to the Indians, John Eliot, the square was the site of the Roxbury town center after its founding in 1630. Roxbury was annexed to Boston in 1868, [2] [3] and John Eliot Square was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The square is the nucleus of Roxbury Heritage State Park, a history-themed ...

  5. First Church in Roxbury - Wikipedia

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    The First Church in Roxbury, also known as the First Church of Roxbury is the current headquarters of the Unitarian Universalist ("UU") Urban Ministry. A church on this site has been in use since 1632 when early English settlers built the first meetinghouse. [ 1 ]

  6. Category:Timelines of cities in Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Timelines of cities in Massachusetts" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  7. Roxbury Heritage State Park - Wikipedia

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    Roxbury Heritage State Park is a history-themed heritage park in the oldest part of Roxbury, a former town annexed in 1868 by Boston, Massachusetts. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is anchored by the Dillaway–Thomas House , a large colonial structure built in 1750 and thought to be the oldest surviving house in Roxbury.

  8. Fort Hill, Boston - Wikipedia

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    Fort Hill is home to the First Church in Roxbury, which, gathered in 1631, was the sixth church founded in New England. [5] The Church has had five different meeting houses at its site at the intersection of Highland Avenue and Centre Street, with the current dwelling, built in 1803, still standing today as the oldest wooden frame church building in Boston.

  9. Timeline of Boston - Wikipedia

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    New England Museum of Natural History, corner of Boylston and Berkeley Streets, Back Bay, Boston, 19th century Boston Society of Natural History and Rogers Building, Photographie Faneuil Hall in 1830. 1830 Boston Society of Natural History established. July 24: Boston Evening Transcript begins publication. Population: 61,392. 1831