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Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. [1] Also called Mishawum by the Massachusett , it is located on a peninsula north of the Charles River , across from downtown Boston, and also adjoins the Mystic River and Boston Harbor waterways.
The Town Hill District is a historic district bounded roughly by Rutherford Avenue and Main and Warren Streets in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Town Hill was laid out by Charlestown engineer Thomas Graves in 1629 and was the site of Boston's first settlement. The unique elliptical street plan forms a tightly delineated ...
First Church in Charlestown was founded in 1632 in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, MA and was one of the oldest churches in Boston and the state of Massachusetts.It was dually aligned with both the United Church of Christ and the Southern Baptist Convention, holding to a conservative view of the Bible and holding to the traditional Reformed view of theology.
The Main Line Elevated, of which the Charlestown Elevated was the northern leg, was operated by the Boston Elevated Railway until 1947. It was operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) from 1947, then by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). The MBTA renamed the line as the Orange Line in 1967.
The burial ground was created in 1630, when Charlestown was a separate community from Boston; it is the oldest cemetery within Boston's present limits. The "Charlestown Carver", an anonymous stone cutter active in the 1660s, began an important regional style that was continued by the Lamson family for many generations.
Today, the Warren Tavern is a staple for local Charlestown residents as well as a popular location for tourists who want to understand American Colonial history and culture. It is located at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Main Street in Charlestown Massachusetts across the Charles River from downtown Boston.
The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and later Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest shipbuilding facilities in the United States Navy. It was established in 1801 as part of the recent establishment of the new U.S. Department of the Navy in 1798.
Hammerbeam ceiling at St. Mary's church building in Charlestown. Stained glass window in choir gallery of St. Mary's church building, by Franz Mayer & Co. St. Mary – St. Catherine of Siena is a historic Roman Catholic parish in Charlestown, Massachusetts. It resulted from the 2006 merger of two older parishes, St. Catherine of Siena on Vine ...