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Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 3 1 Browse Search
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Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order, Boston events. (search)
ety disturbance, July 20, 1856 Cockerel, Hanover st., new brick house, Middle street, dedicated, May 10, 1721 Brick, rebuilt and dedicated, 1844 Sold to a Methodist Society, Aug. 3, 1849 Rebuilt and remodeled, 1873 Columbus Ave., Dr. Miner's Church dedicated, Dec. 2, 1872 Columbus ave. and Berkeley, Methodist, cornerstone laid, May 28, 1877 Columbus ave. and Newton street, Union, cornerstone laid, 1869 Church street, Methodist, first service, July 4, 1834 Churches chool street, French, brick house built, 1716 French, discontinued, 1741 Occupied by Catholic Society, first service, Nov. 6, 1788 Universalist built, corner-stone laid, May 19, 1817 Rev. Hosea Ballou ordained, Dec. 25, 1817 Rev. Alonzo A. Miner installed, May 28, 1848 Removed, to build stores, 1872 Society removed to Columbus ave., 1872 Churches Second, built in Clark square, of wood, 1649 In Clark square, burned, Nov. 27, 1676 Again rebuilt of wood, 1677 U
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Medford fifty-four years ago. (search)
n Boston, and used to go often to the college and watch him at work. A drearier place than the college grounds were at this time can hardly be imagined. It was simply a bare, barren hill, without a shrub or bush to break the monotony of the surroundings. The building itself was far from attractive. It stood square and alone, and was repellent to any one of artistic tastes. But see to what it has grown, and what a place of charm its surroundings have become. Its second president, Dr. Alonzo A. Miner, I knew from my earliest boyhood. He was born on the farm next that of my father, and though much older than I, that fellowtownsman sort of feeling made him seem near. I have referred to the Medford House. In the wintertime it used to be the objective point of sleighing parties from Boston. Occasionally these were of a hilarious character, and gave the place a rather unpleasant reputation. Like all country hotels, it had its regular hangers — on who were always ready to drink a