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Historic leaves, volume 5, April, 1906 - January, 1907, Some old trees—number 3 (search)
o have had a reach of seventy-two feet a few years ago. Temple street may be called one of the oldest streets in Somerville, being originally the drive to the Manor House on Ten Hills Farm, occupied successively by Sir Robert Temple, General Elias Hasket Derby, and Colonel Samuel Jaques. From detailed descriptions of people and events connected with Ten Hills already printed in Historic Leaves, one may glean the following facts about the trees:— A winding drive led up to the house, fringe stumps into the pits, as excavations undermined their stronghold. Under one, of the trees near Jaques street was a fine well of water, which was often a halting-place for the boys on their way to the river for a swim. Five elms of the Temple-Derby-Jaques trees are standing on Temple street now, but to which of the owners of Ten Hills they may be credited it is impossible to say definitely. Temple street was formerly known as Derby street, and Colonel Jaques presented it to the city. Aft
Historic leaves, volume 5, April, 1906 - January, 1907, Index (search)
74. Curtis, H. K., 69. Curtis, Moses A., 23. Curtis, Otis, 85. Cutter, A., 13. Cutter, Charlotte. 75, 82, 83. Cutter, Eb., 14. Cutter, Edward, 13, 16. Cutter, Eliza Ann, 17, 72. Cutter, Fitch, 13, 96. Cutter, Richard E., 53. Dale, W., 14. Damon, Ellen A., 77, 83. Damon, Norwood P., 72, 74. Dane's Ledge, 57. Davenport, A., 13. Davis, D., 12. Davis, Mary J., 53. Davis Square, 62. Dedham, Mass., 9, Deer Island, 2. De las Casas, Mr., 31, 26, 37. Derby, General, Elias Hasket, 89. Derby Street, 90. Devens, David, Esq., 67. Dexte: Elm, 9. Dexter Street, Malden, 9. Dickson, A,. 14. Dickson, William, 11. Dodge, E. H., 76, 81. Dodge, Mary, 47, 49, 92. Dow, Frances, 53. Dow, Lorenzo W., 64. Dow, Mrs. L. W., 53. Draper, Martin, 67. Dupee, M. H., 81, 82. Dyer, Ezekiel D., 19. Eastman, Francis S., 46. East Watertown, Mass., 9. Eden Street, 81. Edlefson, Helen F., 53. Elliot, Charles, 37. Elliot, Charles D., 53. Eliot School, Bo
Historic leaves, volume 1, April, 1902 - January, 1903, chapter 3 (search)
Milk. Medford, from East Cambridge to Medford. Adams, from Broadway to Medford. Central, from Broadway to Milk. Sycamore, from Broadway to Medford. Derby, from Broadway to Medford Turnpike. Walnut, from Broadway to Bow. Cross, from Broadway to Medford. Rush, from Broadway to Pearl. Glen, from Broadway tol, from Cross. Medford Turnpike leads from Charlestown to Medford, through the eastern part of Somerville. Park, from Bond to Broadway. Bond, from Park to Derby. Heath, from Park to Derby. Perkins, from Franklin to Charlestown. Cambridge Street leads from Charlestown to Cambridge, through the southern part of SomeDerby. Perkins, from Franklin to Charlestown. Cambridge Street leads from Charlestown to Cambridge, through the southern part of Somerville. Tufts, from Cambridge to Cross. Joy, from Cambridge to Poplar. Linden, No. 3, from Cambridge to Milk. Boston, from Cambridge to Walnut over Prospect Hill. Linden, from Milk to Walnut. Prospect, from Cambridge to Cambridgeport. Dane, from Cambridge to Milk. Vine, from Cambridge to Milk. Snow Hill,
Historic leaves, volume 1, April, 1902 - January, 1903, The old
Medford Turnpike
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d and the back towns, therefore, together with such other business as might spring up along the route — it must depend for patronage; upon a community largely farmers and with the peculiar financial ideas of such hard-fisted people. No reports are on file at the State House showing the earnings of the corporation from year to year. But in 1864 of the one hundred shares of stock, Daniel Lawrence, of Old Medford Rum fame, owned twenty-eight; Dudley Hall, seventeen; J. O. Curtis, thirteen; E. H. Derby, eleven; John Goodnow, six; William Rogers, six. J. O. Curtis as treasurer reported the cash market value of the shares three dollars each. In 1865 he reported the shares as of no value, with a list of the holders. In 1866 he reported the capital stock nothing, with no assets of any kind. Four hundred and forty thousand dollars and the earnings of sixty odd years represent in a way the financial loss of this enterprise; represent, perhaps, the folly of building a road with no foundat
Historic leaves, volume 1, April, 1902 - January, 1903, Ten Hills Farm, with Anecdotes and Reminiscences (search)
the Americans drove the English from the house (Sir Robert Temple was a Royalist), and when the Continentals fell back from Breed's hill, they made a stand at Ten Hills, but were obliged to retreat, and the British established themselves in the house, using the large east parlor as a stable for their horses, while the men and officers occupied the rest of the rooms. The house was unoccupied for a long time after the Revolutionary war, but finally in 1801 came into possession of General Elias Hasket Derby, who for thirteen years kept the place as a stock farm. The principal noteworthy incidents which occurred during Derby's occupancy were the opening of the Medford Turnpike in 1804, and of the Middlesex canal, both of which ran through the place. The latter, started in 1793, was completed in 1803, and discontinued in 1843. It was twenty-seven miles long, thirty feet in breadth, four feet in depth, and cost nearly a half million; its income from tolls amounted to about $25,000 ann