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The first site was demolished to become Boston Edison Company's South Edison Power Station in 1998 and now being re-developed as 776 Summer Street. [4] In 1920 the Psychopathic Department broke off to form Boston Psychopathic Hospital. The Boston State Hospital closed their site in 1979 and ceased operations in 1981. [5]
Summer Street (est. 1708) in Boston, Massachusetts, extends from Downtown Crossing in the Financial District, over Fort Point Channel, and into the Seaport District to the southeast. [1] In the mid-19th century it was also called Seven Star Lane. [ 2 ]
Boston Harbor is a large harbor which constitutes the western extremity of Massachusetts Bay. The harbor is sheltered from Massachusetts Bay and the open Atlantic Ocean by a combination of the Winthrop Peninsula and Deer Island to the north, the hooked Nantasket Peninsula and Point Allerton to the south, and the harbor islands in the middle.
A juvenile humpback whale in Boston Harbor could cause delays on the MBTA ferry through Thursday, the agency said. The setbacks are because of federal regulations that require boats to travel at ...
The Boston terminal was at Fan Pier from April to June 2017, then Rowes Wharf (with an intermediate Fan Pier stop) for the remainder of the summer. Central Wharf became the Boston terminal in 2018. [6] The service's high cost and low reliability has attracted criticism; it was not run for six weeks in 2019 due to mechanical issues and lack of ...
This island had an observation post and mine casemate for controlling a minefield in the harbor. The island also had an Anti- Motor Torpedo Boat Battery (AMTB), called AMTB 942. This AMTB battery had an authorized strength of four 90 mm guns, two on fixed mounts and two on towed mounts, as well as two towed 37 mm guns .
The Boston Harbor Islands Partnership is a non-profit partnership organization based in Boston, whose purpose is "to coordinate the activities of the Federal, State, and local authorities and the private sector in the development and implementation of a general management plan" for the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
It is the location of The Graves Light, at 113 feet (34 m) tall the tallest lighthouse in Boston Harbor, and an important navigation aid for traffic to and from the port. The island has a permanent size of 1.8 acres , and rises to a height of 15 feet (4.6 m) above sea level ; there is only aquatic vegetation on the island.