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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 14., The ancient name Menotomy and the river of that name. (search)
at an early period the Dickson family occupied an estate on the easterly side of Menotomy river, extending from North avenue (now Massachusetts avenue) to the Winter Hill road (Broadway, Somerville.) On July 24, 1687, pursuant to a vote of the town, the selectmen laid out to John Dickson about one-fourth acre of land in our ware field next Charlestown line; the northwest boundary was next the weir field, on which boundary he was to maintain a fence. At a meeting of the Proprietors, May 15, 1724, it was voted that Mr. John Dickson have the improvement of the half acre of land at the Weirs and the highway leading to it through Weir field this present year for six shillings. Apparently the half acre at the weir and the highway leading thereto were never definitely laid out by vote of the Proprietors, but were reserved; as when, in 1707, three lots were assigned, In the Ware field, the lot numbered thirty-six falling to Amos Merritt, was divided by the highway to the weir. That