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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., Medford's Bulky red Nose. (search)
Medford's Bulky red Nose. IN Vol. XVIII, No. 1, Medford Historical Register, was High Street in 1870. That it awakened interest is shown by the following letter, which was directly acted upon. (See Mr. Hooper's article on Pine and Pasture Hills, and Introductory Note in the Register's next issue. New Bedford, March 13, 1915. Mr. Editor:— dear Sir:—I have at different times been interested to know the original topography of the tract between the Library lot and the square, and mnames, now-and it is too late, so I am going to drop it and dump all the papers upon you to throw away or use as you like. This is not a contribution article for the columns of the Register, but sent in the hope of stirring up the curiosity of Mr. Hooper, yourself, or some other intelligent person to investigate, collect facts, and write up the subject. You two seem to know the most about High street. You once made a winter ramble along the smelt brook. You might make a back-yard ramble behin
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., Mr. Stetson's notes on information wanted. (search)
Mr. Stetson's notes on information wanted. Mr. Hooper opened this subject 4 Register, p. 1. Appreciating the difference in value between a bald fact and a fact developed by a trained imagination, he located his mind's eye on the crest behind thst from the river? How many feet higher than the present surface of High street was the then surface of the ground? Mr. Hooper points out (p. 2) that the tide used to flow into Medford square, and that the bridge used to be twice its present leng the two halves of Medford, but it would start the construction of dwellings. It was a long time before they started. Mr. Hooper says (7 Register, p. 62) that all houses worthy of mention prior to 1700 were built west of the Marble brook, but that beach. The record of a county road from Mystic bridge to Woburn (2 Register, p. 56) was probably without validity. Mr. Hooper says it is impossible to tell from the descriptions where this way was located. Even if it was possible, April 7, 1674
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 25., Old ships and ship-building days of Medford. (search)
et them in Boston. There was a brigantine of forty tons built in Medford in 1699 and a ship of sixty tons in 1703. 10th U. S. Census (1880), Vol. VIII. It is unfortunate that there is not more known of this last vessel, as a ship of that size would be a curiosity, and would look almost like a toy. A vessel about sixty-five feet long and fifteen feet wide would figure out about that tonnage, by the rules used at that time. In Marblehead is a picture of the ship Hope, commanded by Capt. Asa Hooper, of which there is a tradition that she was built in Medford. The picture bears the date 1799. Benjamin and Ebenezer Hall had interests in vessels in the coasting trade and with the West Indies which they continued after the revolution. Ebenezer Hall, together with John Kennedy of Boston, were the owners of the brig Dolly, Capt. Levi Stetson, captured by a French privateer in 1798 in the short naval war with France. French Spoliation Claims. The following is a list of the ve