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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 105 105 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 4, 15th edition. 73 73 Browse Search
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 59 59 Browse Search
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. 10 10 Browse Search
HISTORY OF THE TOWN OF MEDFORD, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT, IN 1630, TO THE PRESENT TIME, 1855. (ed. Charles Brooks) 10 10 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 8 8 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 6 Browse Search
Historic leaves, volume 3, April, 1904 - January, 1905 5 5 Browse Search
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23. 5 5 Browse Search
the Rev. W. Turner , Jun. , MA., Lives of the eminent Unitarians 4 4 Browse Search
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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., Medford Saltmarsh Corporation. (search)
ed on a staddle. Increasing storm and extreme tide with floating ice lifted the stack and started it out to sea, but fortunately the men were rescued. Incidentally it was shown that small areas of salt marsh had been utilized as was this as late as in the seventies as far up the Mystic as Boston and Harvard avenues and on Menotomy river; and that perhaps the first named may have had something to do with the present crooked boundary line between Somerville (old Charlestown) and Medford, in 1754. Many corporations chartered as was this of the Salt Marsh were required by the Acts to make returns, annual or otherwise, to the State, but as no penalty for neglect was attached, the rule was often more honored in the breach than in the observance. We have found no such requirement in this case and no return. When or how the corporation dissolved we cannot say. It must now be defunct by mis-feasance or neglect. The wide stretch of marsh is still there, the big disused clay pits of the
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., Parson Smith's farm. (search)
which office he retained until his death, Sep 17, 1783, in his seventy-seventh year. He was a graduate of Harvard in 1725. In reading of Charlestown it is well to remember that at one time Charlestown entirely surrounded Medford, and that in 1754 Medford acquired considerable of Charlestown territory in two parcels. This Rev. William Smith (who until his ordination was Mister William) was the son of Thomas and Abigail (Fowle) Smith. Thomas Smith was styled merchant and had a farm of eidied 30 at Medford Aug 18 At Medford—Measured my Farm There is good reason to believe that the farm he purchased in Medford was the widow's dower, i.e., the portion held by his mother until her decease, which was then (1763) by the set off of 1754 within (and now) in Medford bounds. On a separate leaf, carefully pinned into the back of the almanac, is The Expenses of my Farm Barn erected 6th of June 1751 To 3 thousand of Board nails at 55/£8.5.0 11 thousand and half of shingle nails,
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., After fifty-seven years (search)
utilized as a workshop and garage by the Metropolitan Commission. Formerly it was a place of interest to visitors. Mr. Bernard Born, who came from New York to set up the first pumping engines, remained in charge during its entire use as such, and saw it thrice enlarged. His aquarium was always a source of interest to the youngsters, and his alligators also, until grown somewhat they were removed to other quarters. With its closing, the bridge across the river to Jerome street, not being a public one, was removed, leaving no passage between Canal and Usher bridges at Boston and Harvard avenues. To the casual observer, this building and chimney appeared to be in Medford, but was, however, in Somerville, formerly Charlestown. This was because some owners of river lots in the old Charlestown cow-pasture were not transferred to Medford in the change of 1754. After one hundred and sixty-six years of the crooked boundary line, it should be adjusted and dwellers therein orientated.
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 23., More about the grist mill. (search)
lack of a bridge at the wears. Medford and Charlestown neglected to supply the wants of the people, until in 1747 the General Court ordered that a good and sufficient bridge be erected over the wears. That bridge when erected made a second bridge over the river. In 1757, Medford Great bridge was spoken of, evidently to distinguish it from the new bridge over the wears. It is doubtful if at that time the term Wear bridge, was in use. The bridge at the center was called Mistick as late as 1754. It is not at all probable that Broughton's mill dam was ever called a bridge. I was also interested, and somewhat amused with the view of Medford in 1839, as shown in the register, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, and in reading some of the remarks of the author of the article in explanation of the illustration. I was interested because I lived in what is called Moore square in that same year (1839), and in that vicinity for many years after, and there is hardly a foot of land but what I have travel