Named Entity Results, Hiram Allen

utions were passed, without a dissenting voice. East of Mr. Bennett's was the residence of Hiram Allen, rope and twine manufacturer, whose rope walk, run by tide power, was on the south side of Somerville avenue, east of Prospect street, on Miller's creek. Hiram Allen, Jr., the leader of Allen's band, still lives in the old home. Mr. Allen had two other children, Margaret and Lucy. Beyond MAllen's band, still lives in the old home. Mr. Allen had two other children, Margaret and Lucy. Beyond Mr. Allen's was the yellow block, still standing, occupied about this time by the family of Mr. Fellows, and previously by Clark Bennett. Further on was the residence of Ivers Hill, provision dealer;Mr. Allen had two other children, Margaret and Lucy. Beyond Mr. Allen's was the yellow block, still standing, occupied about this time by the family of Mr. Fellows, and previously by Clark Bennett. Further on was the residence of Ivers Hill, provision dealer; oil portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Hill were in the last exhibition of the Historical Society. East of Mr. Hill's was the residence of Charles Miller, clothing dealer in Boston. Mr. Miller had the honoMr. Allen's was the yellow block, still standing, occupied about this time by the family of Mr. Fellows, and previously by Clark Bennett. Further on was the residence of Ivers Hill, provision dealer; oil portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Hill were in the last exhibition of the Historical Society. East of Mr. Hill's was the residence of Charles Miller, clothing dealer in Boston. Mr. Miller had the honor of naming Somerville. Some of his descendants still reside in Somerville. He was the great-grandson of James Miller, the Somerville minuteman killed on Prospect Hill on April 19, 1775, by the Bri

d stream, whose waters rose and fell with the tide, and it was well stocked with fish, the smelt, flounder, and tomcod being the most numerous. Where the river crossed the railroad the fourth time, east of Prospect Street, the culvert was a structure of large dimensions, popularly known as the box, and here could often be seen in summer the bathers, in winter the skaters, and fishermen both seasons. Previous to 1860 there was a rope walk east of Prospect Street, owned and operated by Hiram Allen, and furnished with water power from the river, which was raised by a dam at that point. A hundred or more years ago there was a public watering place where Miller's River crossed Prospect Street; this street was laid out about 1804, and was early known as Pine Street, but Newton Street, previously called Brick Yard Lane, was a century or so ago called the way by Bullard's Bridge. Miller's River had one other branch, which commenced not far from the junction of Newton and Springfield St

Index Adams, Henry, 7. Adams, John, 52. Adams, Joseph, 50, 52, 53. Adams, Major, Joseph, 52. Adams, Rebecca, 50. Adams, Sanford, 6, 14. Alewife Brook, 26, 53. Allen, Alfred, 55. Allen, Benjamin F., 12. Allen, Hiram, 11, 34. Allen, Hiram, Jr., 11. Allen, Lucy, 11. Allen, Margaret, 11. Alsop's Farm, 56, 57. Alston Street, 9. American Flag, The First, 81. American Navy, The, 84. Amesbury, Mass., 1. Anderson, 56. Andersonville Prison, 22. Andrew, Governor, 43. AnAllen, Hiram, Jr., 11. Allen, Lucy, 11. Allen, Margaret, 11. Alsop's Farm, 56, 57. Alston Street, 9. American Flag, The First, 81. American Navy, The, 84. Amesbury, Mass., 1. Anderson, 56. Andersonville Prison, 22. Andrew, Governor, 43. Antietam Bridge, 20. Arlington, D. C., 18. Arlington, Mass., 26. Armory, The, 81. Army of the Potomac, 44, 56. Arnold, J. Frank, 8. Arnold, Leonard, 8, 10. Arnold, William J., 56. Associated Charities, 75. Austin, Richard, 29. Avery, Mathew, 30. Ayer, John F., 74, 76. Ayer, William, 28. Bachelder, Abigail, 29. Bachelder, William, 29. Baker, Rev., Charles, 39. Baker, William, 30. Baker, William A., 18. Baltimore, Md., 77. Banks, Governor, 38. Banks, Hon. N. P., Jr., 42.