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The views of the so-called Cradock house and the residence of Gorham Brooks give us the oldest and most realistic portrayal; the latter is made more so by the slave-wall in front and the distant view of the old wood-burner engine and cars on the railroad, then not very old. The Edward Brooks (Peter Chardon Brooks, 1802) residence is another. Of this fine estate scarce a vestige now remains, but the view is an excellent one. The view of Walnut-tree hill was also by Rawson and made from Broadway in Somerville. But two buildings, Ballou hall and Packard hall, crown its summit, and one dwelling at the end of Professors row, for the college had but just been instituted. Beyond are the hills and spires of Malden, which then included Everett, and nearer, the winding Mystic with its broad marshes, and still nearer, Main street, with a little of the slope of Winter hill. Just where the station now stands is a railroad train, the cars very small as compared with the engine. The encir
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 26., Lieutenant Sprague's long fence. (search)
following the Indian trail, and lighted on an uncouth wilderness, full of timber, and adjoining the farm Mr. Cradock's servants had planted. He became a settler in the peninsula we know as Charlestown the next year with Governor Winthrop's company and was a man of note in the town. Governor Winthrop died in 1647 but his farm was still in possession of the family and a fence was required between it and Charlestown's common land. Through the latter was but one road to Manottomy (present Broadway, Somerville), and through Mr. Winthrop's farm only the Charlestown and Cambridge roads (now Main and Harvard streets in Medford.) The fence Richard Sprague built was probably mainly a stone wall, topped with tree branches or brush secured from the comon, or wooded Walnuttree hill. Thus reinforced, it was a barrier against the reasonable Cattle turned into the stinted comon, without the peninsula. A little corner of the common land extended down the river, but the fence began at Mistick
Quarry hill till in 1869 the Boston & Lowell railroad laid its tracks from Somerville junction to its purchased Arlington and Lexington road. A little village called West Somerville began to grow around the railway station and extend itself compactly to Cambridge line and up onto both Spring and Walnut hills. In the late sixties a little chapel was built near the entrance to the old quarry. Removed toward Davis square for a time, it was brought back again, and later moved down and across Broadway, somewhat enlarged and used as a Union Chapel, till the erection last fall, just beside it in Medford territory, of the present creditable structure recently opened for public Assembly of the Brethren. But College avenue is not now without its houses of worship, as six have been there erected, the latest being of stone with its parish house styled the House beside the Road. College avenue has been extended across the Sorrelly plain and famous Two-penny brook into Medford over the Southern
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 29., More about the powder house. (search)
rd Commissioners, from 1638 to 1802. In this book is much about present Medford territory. This is now presented to complete the story, and especially to answer a query we received relative to the name Broadway. The level land between Walnut and Quarry hills was in olden time called Sorrelly plain. At the foot of Quarry hill was the Medford road to Cambridge, now known as Harvard street in Medford (named Cambridge street in 1829), and as Warner street in Somerville, and after crossing Broadway, as College avenue. We have been recently asked if Broadway was always known thus. We reply No. The earliest name we know of is Menotomie's rode, or road to Menotomy, in varieties of spelling. In the record referred to the location of this stone mill was in 1684, seven acres of John Foskett, northwest on a two-pole way, and southwest by Sergeant Thomas Welch. Welch had twenty-one acres northeast of John Foskett and southwest by the highway. A note follows which is pertinent: Minde
he lost $1,400. Hurry, on Saturday evening, again sallied forth on a visit to his old haunts, visiting a gambling house, corner of Twelfth street and Broadway, where they soon relieved him of five hundred dollars, and at another, corner of Broadway and Eighth street, he lost the like amount. Sunday night he again made a tour around town, visiting a place on Broadway, where he was fortunate in winning about one thousand five hundred dollars. He also visited another of the gambling halls, wBroadway, where he was fortunate in winning about one thousand five hundred dollars. He also visited another of the gambling halls, where he remained until near 4 o'clock Monday morning, gaining about five hundred dollars. On Monday Mr. L'Hommedien called upon Mr. Chris. V. Hogan. of the detective force, and made him acquainted with the facts, and requested him to work up the case, and if possible to arrest Hurry. Mr. Hogan accordingly set to work, and, ascertaining that Mr. Hurry had been a visitor at the above places, concluded that he had an accomplice with him.--He succeeded in finding a beautiful team that the you
Large Fire in New York --Loss, $500,000. A fire, involving the destruction of property valued in the aggregate at over half a million of dollars, broke out in New York soon after midnight of Saturday, in the large brown-stone warehouse at the corner of Church street, occupied by E. Stone & Co., dry goods dealers and importers. A number of fire companies were at the moment passing through Broadway, on their return from a fire in Front street, and as quickly as possible they got to work. The intense cold, however, made their operations exceedingly difficult, as the hydrants had frozen, and considerable time elapsed before water could be obtained.--The Times says: Meantime the flames had burst out of every window in the upper story of the building on Church street side, and had thence communicated to the adjoining premises on Warren street, from which it extended to the building in the rear, fronting on Murray street, making an area of fire two hundred feet in length by
ing too hot for him. He thinks the Atlantic should divide him and the bailiffs. A woman recently applied to the Duchess County (N. Y.) Courts for a divorce from her husband, on the ground that he habitually chewed tobacco. A converted pickpocket is the latest orthodox sensation in London. Crowds go to hear his sermons, which are very ordinary, and even vulgar in style. Stewart, the New York dry goods millionaire, having a little money to spare, is building six iron stores on Broadway, which will cost him $500,000. The number of students inscribed at the Medical School of Paris at the commencement of this year was only 1,196. Benj. W. Jackson, formerly a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, died at Parkersburg, Va., on the 23d ult. The authorities of Savannah are about to erect a telegraph from that city to Fort Pulaski, a distance of twelve miles. Lime manufactured during the last year at Rockland, Me., foots up 899,460 casks, an increase of 50,
me, and will not detain you or my audience with any extended remarks at this time. I presume in the two or three courses through which I shall have to go, I shall have to repeat somewhat, and I will therefore only repeat to you my thanks for this kind reception. The route to the Capitol was densely thronged, and the windows filled with ladies. Carriages crowded with ladies also lined each side of the road, and flags were displayed in profusion. A piece of canvas was stretched across Broadway, bearing the inscription:--"Welcome to the Capital of the Empire State. no more Compromises." The greetings of the citizens to Mr. Lincoln were most cordial throughout. In the Capitol Park an immense concourse of people was gathered, rendering the task of the military and police anything but easy. Mr. Lincoln was conducted immediately to the Executive chamber, and introduced to the Governor of the State and the officers of the Governor's staff. After welcoming the President
ment to the few persons who were near enough to the parties to witness it. For hours after these ceremonies, the hotel lobbies continued to be crowded by the curious, hoping to see the distinguished splitter of rails. The 16th Ward Republican headquarters, on 8th avenue, was illuminated last evening with Wide Awake torches, transparencies, &c., and the Republicans enjoyed themselves hugely. A dog running up and down, as if in affright, or in search of his master, the long aisle on Broadway, in front of the Astor, now guarded by policemen, was cheered lustily by the crowd. The police pursued him, but all in vain for a while, when, finally, amid the two younger children to the Astor House, where they alighted at the privates' door in Vesey street-- "Bob" came with some of the members of the press. Reception of the President elect at New York. New York,Feb. 20. --Mayor Wood formally received Mr. Lincoln this morning in the Governor's room of the City Hall. The May
ral Butler had thrown out a guard of three hundred men.--The United States Hotel was principally guarded, the splendid well of water belonging to Col. Segar being wanted for the use of the garrison. Nothing is known relative to Sewell's Point. No movement had taken place when the steamer left. A steamer arrived at Fort McHenry, this morning, with a large supply of gun-carriages and other military stores. Col. Morehead's regiment came across the river this morning, marched up Broadway and proceeded to Patterson Park. They made a fine display. It is reported that as the Virnia troops retreated from Alexandria, one of them was killed by a return shot from the Federal forces. There is a prospect of capturing the fugitives. Among the forces sent over into Virginia, were two batteries and two companies of artillery; numerous wagons, with spades, picks, and other entrenching tools, also passed over into that State. The proceedings attending the movements of tr