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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, chapter 4 (search)
e, Doane street, 1806 Washington to Back Bay; a part South Bridge street, 1805, Dover street, 1835 Over the Mill creek, Ann street, now part of North street (Draw bridge,) 1688 Previously, Maverick's island, Williams island, and Noddle's island East Boston, 1832 From Chamber to North Russell street unchanged, Eaton street, 1795 Laid out by owners; extended 1750, 1784; to Columbus avenue, 1873, Elliot street, 1740 Hudson's lane, 1658; Wing's lane, 1708, Elm street, 1800 Mill lane, 1805; Mill Pond street, 1807, Pond street, 1814, Endicott street, 1836 Newbury to South; extended 1731; Achamutty street, 1775; east end Beach, 1804 Essex street, 1808 Shrimpton's lane, 1708; Royal Exchange lane, and Exchange lane from 1879, Exchange street, 1816 In parts, Market sq., Fish Market, Corn Market, Sheep Market, 1708, Faneuil Hall sq., 1855 Tremont, south of West street, Colonade row, 1810; Tremont street, (Fayette place,) 1825 Union street to Mill Pond, Link a
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 10., chapter 11 (search)
t long. He also states that Capt. John Stone, of Concord, Mass., was the architect of Charlestown Bridge. At Reed's Corner, at and near the junction of Main, Eden, and Mill streets, Charlestown, a century and more ago, was Mill Village. Mill Lane ran westward, and in the middle of the eighteenth century led to the mills and mill pond, now made land. At that time the mills were the property of Capt. Robert Temple, grandson of Sir Purbeck Temple, of Stanton Bury, Bucks, England. From the first settlement of Charlestown, Mill Lane had led to the mills and the mill pond, and near by was Mill Hill. The Webb family were here as millers, shortly after 1700, coming from Braintree. Benjamin Stokes was the miller in the middle of the century, and purchased a share in the mills from Robert Temple, and the balance from his widow in 1757. William Paine, miller, bought five acres of Robert Temple in 1768, and was the executor of Benjamin Stokes on his death. At the Battle of Bu
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 22., Medford a century ago—1819. (search)
n (those of Dr. Stearns and Miss Hannah Swan), but some of their students came from other towns. This record says that two schools for those younger children must be established, one at Brooks' corner [High and Woburn streets] and the other on Mill lane, so-called [Riverside avenue.] The above figures are interesting as showing the average Medford family of a century ago as being of five children, and probably as many over seventeen as under four. But the needed schoolhouse at Brooks' corhat the town paid the teachers' board for the Sundays before and after the summer term, and it was all in the family at Brooks' corner,—and the old house, having taken a new lease of life, is still in evidence. Rhoda Turner's was probably at Mill lane, so called, and all of the above tallies with the action of the town. Here is a breeze from the shipyards: Voted to allow Abner Bartlett's account for money paid for chips and wood for school. Great stuff for kindling and stove wood were